Comparison of Yield and Important Seed Quality Traits of Selected Legume Species

Abstract

Legumes are of great economic importance. Depending on the species, they are cultivated for food, fodder, green manure, and even as ornamentals. Legume seeds contain many valuable nutrients and also anti-nutritional substances. The aim of the study is to compare important seed quality traits in pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), white lupin (Lupinus albus L.), narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), and yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus L.) to soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). It was shown that the obtained parameters were significantly affected by the interaction of species with the years of study. Soybean was characterized by high seed and protein yield and favorable seed chemical composition (protein, fat, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and micronutrients, except manganese). Faba bean yields were high but varied over the years. Faba bean seeds were rich in phosphorus and copper. Pea yielded satisfactorily, and the seeds contained high iron and low fiber contents. Of the three lupin species, white lupin yielded the highest, while narrow-leafed and yellow lupin yields were low. However, yellow lupin seeds had a favorable chemical composition because they were rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, and zinc. In conclusion, legumes are valued worldwide and could be a base for the development of many functional foods to promote human health.

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“…Finally, K showed a very strong positive correlation with ash (0.94) and a very strong negative correlation with caloric value (−0.83), whereas P showed a strong negative correlation with carbohydrates (−0.72). A strong correlation between ash and K was also found for seeds of grain legumes [ 31 ].…”

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“…Moreover, protein yield was strongly positively correlated with crude protein content in the seeds, while the relationship between seed yield and protein yield was weaker (r = 0.69). In contrast, Csajbók et al [30] noted that protein yield in soybeans was determined by seed yield rather than by protein content, while Jarecki et al [1] showed that seed yield was very strongly positively correlated with protein yield. Seed protein content was strongly negatively correlated with lipid content but was strongly positively correlated with K content and highly correlated with Mg content.…”

“…Legumes, depending on the species, are cultivated for food, fodder, green manure and even as ornamentals [1]. The introduction of post-harvest residues into the soil after legume cultivation determines the amount and timing of mineral forms of nitrogen, which are then available to subsequent crops [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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“…As a result, the nutritional properties of these plants are now gaining in importance with regard to animal feeding. Most often, in a qualitative assessment of plants intended for food or fodder, after the verification of organic nutritional compounds, the contents of macro-and micronutrients are analysed (Struti et al, 2020;Jarecki and Migut, 2022). Unfortunately, the mutual relationships of nutrients are often overlooked and this aspect, according to Kumar and Soni (2014), should also be taken into consideration, because it directly determines the usefulness of fodder plants, and thus their impact on animal health.…”