A5088921868- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Food composition and properties
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Phytase and its Applications
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
University of Helsinki
2015-2024
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2022-2024
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology
2022
University of Wolverhampton
2001-2013
Helsinki Art Museum
2010-2012
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops
2011
Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible
2011
Agritec (Czechia)
2011
The University of Sydney
1993-2008
Plant Production Research Institute
2006
Europe has become heavily dependent on soya bean imports, entailing trade agreements and quality standards that do not satisfy the European citizen's expectations. White, yellow, narrow-leafed lupins are native legumes can true alternatives to bean, given their elevated high-quality protein content, potential health benefits, suitability for sustainable production, acceptability consumers. Nevertheless, lupin cultivation in remains largely insufficient guarantee a steady supply food...
Increasing the proportion of locally produced plant protein in currently meat-rich diets could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and loss biodiversity1. However, production is hampered by lack a cool-season legume equivalent to soybean agronomic value2. Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) has high yield potential well suited for cultivation temperate regions, but genomic resources are scarce. Here, we report high-quality chromosome-scale assembly genome show that it expanded massive 13 Gb...
ABSTRACT Gluten, starch, lipids, and water‐soluble material were separated from seven wheat samples with a range of protein contents breadmaking quality. The isolated glutens further partitioned into gliadin‐ gluteninrich fractions using pH precipitation. Protein content glutenin‐togliadin ratio systematically altered by blending these the original flours in calculated amounts. Mixing properties, extension‐tester parameters, baking performance composite determined small‐scale techniques....
The European Innovation Partnership Agri has set up a consultation process involving 20 experts from 11 EU countries to discuss the potential of substantial increase in protein crop production EU. dependency Europe on soya bean meal imports and associated drivers are described underline need for change. EIP resulted assessment present-day yield gap crops using an approach based market values protein, starch plant oil components. Oil-based seemed be overall better positioned than because...
Methods are needed for the design and evaluation of cropping systems, in order to test effects introducing or reintroducing crops into rotations. The interaction legumes with other (rotational effects) requires an assessment at system scale. objective this work is introduce a framework assess impacts changes systems participatory approach experts, i.e., integration crop rotations demonstrate its application two case studies. consists rule-based rotation generator set algorithms calculate...
Efficient methods to explore plant agro-biodiversity for climate change adaptive traits are urgently required. The focused identification of germplasm strategy (FIGS) is one such approach. FIGS works on the premise that likely reflect selection pressures environment in which it developed. Environmental parameters describing collection sites used as criteria improve probability uncovering useful variation. This study was designed test effectiveness search a large faba bean (Vicia L.) related...
Europe's agriculture is highly specialized, dependent on external inputs and responsible for negative environmental impacts. Legume crops are grown less than 2% of the arable land more 70% demand protein feed supplement imported from overseas. The integration legumes into cropping systems has potential to contribute transition a resource-efficient reduce current deficit. influence production other in rotation making it difficult evaluate overall agronomic effects systems. A novel assessment...
Faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) seeds are an excellent source of plant-based protein. In spite the vast nutritional and environmental benefits provided by cultivation, its use as a food crop has been restricted, primarily due to presence pyrimidine glycosides vicine convicine (v-c). Ingestion v-c can cause favism in individuals with genetically inherited deficiency glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). monogastric animals, decreased feeding efficiency. The elimination these glucosides is goal...
Summary Faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) is a globally important nitrogen‐fixing legume, which widely grown in diverse range of environments. In this work, we mine and validate set 845 SNP s from the aligned transcriptomes two contrasting inbred lines. Each V. assigned by BLAST analysis to single Medicago orthologue. This syntenically anchored polymorphisms were then validated as individual KASP assays, classified according their informativeness performance on panel 37 lines, best performing 757...
Soybean is one of the five crops that dominate global agriculture, along with maize, wheat, cotton and rice. In Europe, soybean still plays a minor role cultivated mainly in South East. Very little known about potential for higher latitudes relatively cool conditions. To investigate agronomic limitations feed (high grain yield) food protein content, e.g., tofu production) latitudes, an organic cropping system experiment was carried out from 2015 to 2017 northeastern Germany. The objectives...
ABSTRACT The existence of a population small (B‐type) starch granules (<10 μm diameter) in addition to the major (A‐type) presents problem for starch‐gluten manufacture and certain other wheat processes. A survey starches 761 accessions cultivated wheats, ryes, wild relatives was conducted. Starch extracted from grains analyzed particle‐size distribution by laser diffraction. Australian hexaploid cultivars showed 23–50% B granules. Landraces Asia extended this range down 17%. Tetraploid...
The use of energy crops and agricultural residues is expected to increase fulfil the legislative demands bio-based components in transport fuels. Ensiling methods, adapted from feed sector, are suitable storage methods preserve fresh throughout year for, for example, biogas production. Various preservation namely ensiling with without acid addition whole crop maize, fibre hemp faba bean were investigated. For drier hemp, alkaline urea treatment was studied as well. These treatments also...
Abstract BACKGROUND Boreal cropping systems are heavily focused on the production of small‐grain cereals; to improve their resilience climate change and achieve food feed security, diversification is needed. This study investigated potential faba bean, narrow‐leafed lupin lentil as protein crops in southern Finland, where bean traditional but other two novel. RESULTS Early cultivars matured adequately. Protein concentration was, at 32%, higher than world average 29%, while those were close...