@ProFaba_SusCrop

PROFABA is a SusCrop- ERA-NET funded research project aiming to improve faba bean (Vicia faba) as a European protein crop.

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Joined August 2019
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📅 Mark your calendars! 5th International Legume Society Conference | June 8-12, 2026 | Dubrovnik 🇭🇷 Breeding, genomics, phenotyping, disease management & more. Plus ILRD10 satellite workshop on root diseases. #ILS5 #LegumeScience #BELIS More ℹ️belisproject.eu/fifth-intern…
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🤩🌱#FascinationofPlantsDay | Faba bean Faba beans are a one of the highest-protein foods, after soybeans. 👉 @BELIS_EU aims to enhance the crop's resistance, optimize seed quality and explore new breeding methodologies. ℹ️linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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🤩🌱 #FascinationofPlantsDay | Lentil Lentils are protein-rich staples, vital to sustainable diets. 👉 #LegumeGeneration improves local & high-yielding types for EU markets 👉 @BELIS_EU explores lentil diversity for Europe's varied growing conditions ℹ️linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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The latest insights on #lentils are in the new #GroundCoverOnline supplement 🌱 Learn how @KaurSukhjiwan (@VicGovAg) is researching temp tolerance traits using heat chambers at #HorshamSmartFarm and #AgriBio in SA #PlantBreeding 📖 Read more bit.ly/4da5qTr
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Today is 10 February 2025, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! Visit our web belisproject.eu/ and discover how @HorizonEU @BELIS_EU Project contributes to farming #sustainability through legume #breeding and #innovation 🫛🌱🇪🇺 #WorldPulsesDay
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Optimising plant-rhizobium interactions can enhance nitrogen fixation. Mendoza-Suárez et al. identified faba bean symbionts that show growth promoting characteristics. @marcemendoza @stiguandersen @MolBiolAU nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Increased diversity of beneficial rhizobia enhances faba bean growth

Nature Communications - Optimising plant-rhizobium interactions can enhance nitrogen fixation, improving sustainability in agriculture. This study identified four groups of faba bean symbionts that...

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Excited to share our latest work on faba bean-rhizobium interactions rdcu.be/d3i8c headed by @marcemendoza at @MolBiolAU . A joint @ProFaba_SusCrop and @N2CROP_AU effort highlighting rhizobium diversity and its impact on plant growth.
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#Genotyping of faba bean with #GBS @wileyfoodsci Optimization of Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) for Germplasm Fingerprinting and Trait Mapping in Faba Bean onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @LeibnizIPK #faba @khazaei_hamid @Nils__Stein @ShivKAgrawal

Optimization of Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing (GBS) for Germplasm Fingerprinting and Trait Mapping in...

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an important pulse crop with a wide range of agroecological adaptations. The development of genomic tools and a comprehensive catalog of extant genetic diversity are...

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The Taxonomic Status of Genera within the Fabeae (Vicieae), with a Special Focus on Pisum doi.org/10.3390/d16070365
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@ProFaba_SusCrop research just published in @PPLplantarum by @viikki_plants @MolBiolAU colleagues: Phenotyping revealed tolerance traits and genotypes for acidity and aluminum toxicity in European Vicia faba L doi.org/10.1111/ppl.14404
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Faba bean: Use of NIRs for quality traits and validation of markers linked to drought, yield and broomrape resistance, by @IfapaJunta More info 👇 belisproject.eu/faba-bean-us… Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability 🇪🇺@HorizonEU #breeding #innovation #sustainability
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afila, the origin and nature of a major innovation in the history of pea breeding Tayeh et al. 📖 ow.ly/13VP50S9nSW
Mutants with altered compound leaf morphology in pea (Pisum sativum L.).

ALT Mutants with altered compound leaf morphology in pea (Pisum sativum L.).

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Now published in @NewPhyt by @UMRAgroecologie , @JohnInnesCentre and @IPS2ParisSaclay colleagues: afila, the origin and nature of a major innovation in the history of pea breeding doi.org/10.1111/nph.19800
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New free webinar tomorrow on "Nutraceutical properties of lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) seed proteins" with Jose Carlos Jimenez (CSIC, Spain): legumesociety.org/ils-webina… #legumes #ils #nutraceutical #breeding #lupin @CNB_CSIC @CREARicerca
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New free webinar tomorrow on "Breeding forage and grain legumes for intercropping" with Paolo Annicchiarico (CREA, Italy): legumesociety.org/ils-webina… #legumes #ils #intercropping #breeding
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Check out the interview with our Project Coordinator Bernadette Julier from @INRAE_France Find out more about @BELIS_EU benefits for enhancing European autonomy for protein, contribute to crop diversification and reduce energy consumption @HorizonEU 🇪🇺 👇 belisproject.eu/interview-wi…
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New free webinar on Functional Phenotyping with professor Pei Xu available on our YT channel and website youtu.be/i6Tj5d-9FRQ #ILS #legumes #physiology #water #drought #agriculture
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New free webinar tomorrow on "Functional phenotyping offers deeper insights into physiology of legume crops" with Pei Xu (China Jiliang University): legumesociety.org/ils-webina… #legumes #ils #phenotyping #phenomics
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⚠️Phishing alert!⚠️ In these days you may be receiving fake email from our president Tom Warkentin asking for money. It's a scam. The ILS will never ask you anything (except your unconditional love for legumes) #phishing #ILS
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New free webinar available! "Pulse processing and starch utilization" with Yongfeng Ai youtu.be/VpVDQyKJGeg all the webinars: legumesociety.org/ils-webina… #ILS #legumes #starch #pea #proteins #agriculture
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