Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1.
Phaseolus vulgaris: Southern Italian Varieties, Properties and Health Benefits
(Maria Neve Ombra, Giandomenico Corrado, Filomena Nazzaro and Florinda Fratianni, Istituto di Scienze dell’Alimentazione, CNR, Avellino, Italy, and others)
Chapter 2. Global Vision on Common Bean Breeding Cultivars
(Alisson Fernando Chiorato, Luciana Lasry Benchimol Reis, Luiza Maria Capanema Bezerra and Sérgio Augusto Morais Carbonell, A.P.T.A. Center for Grains and Fibers, Agronomic Institute, IAC, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil)
Chapter 3. Socioeconomic Aspects of Common Bean Production, Trade and Consumption
(Alcido Elenor Wander, Embrapa Arroz e FeijĂŁo, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Santo Antonio de Goias, GO, Brazil)
Chapter 4. Biological Nitrogen Fixation as a Technology for Improving Sustainability of Common Bean Production Systems
(Enderson Petrônio de Brito Ferreira, PhD, Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo, Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antônio de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil)
Chapter 5. Integrated Management of Common Bean Diseases
(Adriane Wendland and Murillo Lobo Jr., Department of Plant Pathology, Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antonio de Goiás, GO)
Chapter 6. Harvest, Processing and Storing Beans in Brazil
(MaurĂcio Albertoni Scariot, Paulo Ricardo de Jesus Rizzotto JĂşnior, VinĂcius Costa da Silveira, Milena Ana Zambiasi, Indianara MĂĽller, Luciana Salazar Rehbein, Francisco Wilson Reichert JĂşnior, Rafael Gomes Dionello and Lauri Lourenço RadĂĽnz, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 7. Traditional Family Production and Nutritional-Nutraceutical Value of Common Beans (
Phaseolus Vulgaris
L.) in Southeast Mexico
(JosĂ© L. Chávez-Servia, JosĂ© C. Carrillo-RodrĂguez, Araceli M. Vera Guzmán, Elia N. Aquino-Bolaños, Sanjuana Hernández-Delgado, Netzahualcoyotl Mayek-PĂ©rez and Ricardo Lobato-Ortiz, CIIDIR-Oaxaca, Instituto PolitĂ©cnico Nacional, Oaxaca, MĂ©xico , and others)
Chapter 8. Health Benefits of Beans
(Guadalupe Loarca Piña, Diego Luna Vital, Luis Mojica, Aaurea K. RamĂrez JimĂ©nez and Ivan Luzardo Ocampo, Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, Universidad AutĂłnoma de QuerĂ©taro, QuerĂ©taro, Qro, Mexico, and others)
Chapter 9. The Common Bean (
Phaseolus vulgaris
L.) Seed as a Source of Natural Coagulant for Water and Wastewater Treatment
(Jelena M. Prodanović, Marina B. Šćiban, Nataša M. Nastić and Mirjana G. Antov, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Chapter 10. Beans Bioactive Peptides
(Natália Elizabeth Galdino Alves and Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino, Nutrition Science PhD, University Federal of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 11.
Phaseolus vulgaris
Proteins as a Source of Biologically Active Peptides
(A. I. Hernández-Aguirre, A. Cardador-MartĂnez and A.L. San MartĂn-AzĂłcar, Departamento Regional de Bioingenierias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Queretaro, Mexico)
Chapter 12. Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Properties of Seeds of the Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Colonized Common Bean Variety Azufrasin from Northern Mexico
(M. Valdez Morales, M. LĂłpez-Meyer, H. Leyva Mapo, L.G. Espinosa Alonso, A. A. Garay Román, C. Romero UrĂas, C. MartĂnez-Valenzuela and G. Mora Romero,CONACyT-Instituto PolitĂ©cnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de InvestigaciĂłn para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Sinaloa (CIIDIR-Sinaloa), Guasave, MĂ©xico, and others)
Chapter 13. Phaseolus Proteins in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases: The Case of Obesity
(M. S. Cid Gallegos, M. Cruz Castellanos, T. Espino-Sevilla, A. Cardador MartĂnez and C. JimĂ©nez MartĂnez, Doctorado en Ciencias en Alimentos, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias BiolĂłgicas, Campus Zacatenco, Ciudad de MĂ©xico, MĂ©xico, and others)
Chapter 14. Common Bean-Based Food Products
(Ivan Luzardo Ocampo, M. Liceth Cuellar Nuñez, B. Dave Oomah, Rocio Campos-Vega and Guadalupe Loarca Piña, Research and Graduate Program in Food Science, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Qro., Mexico, and others)
Index
Reviews
“Phaseolus vulgaris: Cultivars, Uses and Production” provides comprehensive information on bean breeding, production, nutrition, health, processing and utilization all in one place. This book brings light to the universal appeal of beans by acknowledging their traditional roots, affordability and important role in staple diets globally. The versatility and cultural significance of beans have caught the attention of many product innovators as beans find their way into product formulations and culinary creations during a time of heightened interest for plant-based products, environmental concerns and rising healthcare needs. A great effort to bring topics on beans from along the entire value chain for convenient access.” – Pulse Canada, the National association representing pulse growers in Canada
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