“…agropec. bras., Brasília, v.50, n.5, p.383-391, maio 2015 DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2015000500005 However, the distribution of iron in the embryo and seed coat fractions of common bean seeds varies among gene pools and between lines of the same gene pool (Moraghan et al, 2002;Ariza-Nieto et al, 2007;Cvitanich et al, 2010;Ribeiro et al, 2012;Blair et al, 2013). This has direct consequences on iron bioavailability for the human organism (Lombardi-Boccia et al, 1995), in deciding when to start the process of selection of superior lines (Jost et al, 2009) and to determine the initial vigor of common bean seeds (Moraghan et al, 2002).…”