FARGO -- Several North Dakota State University scientists are close to the center of a national project that completed the sequence of the common bean genome. It will greatly speed up the search for ...

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a vital crop for global food security and nutrition, celebrated for its dietary contributions as a rich source of protein and essential minerals. Breeding efforts ...

Tepary beans -- a high protein legume common to the southwest United States and Mexico -- may hold the key to adapting bean crops for the increasingly harsh conditions brought on by a changing climate ...

Common beans are important food sources with high nutritional content. Bean seeds also contain phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that promote health. A study ...