Today, the livestock sector accounts for 18 % of greenhouse gas emissions. To prevent negative environmental effects, dietary changes are required. Locally cultivated legumes with high protein content can be used in order to produce plant-based protein, which can replace animal-based protein. In Sweden, pea (Pisum sativum L.) has been cultivated for centuries and been a valuable protein source for both human consumption and animal feed. VicJ, a gene in pea, has previously been associated with variation in protein content. In the present study, a primarily Swedish material of 31 accessions from different improvement stages were analysed for differences in protein content. It was also tested if genetic variation of VicJ was associated with variation in protein content. The result showed no differences in protein content between various improvement stages, which indicated that selection on the trait has not occurred. No genetic variation associated with variation in protein content in VicJ was detected either. However a stop codon in VicJ, known to be associated with reduced protein content was missing in the material, suggesting that the accessions studied may be suitable for breeding to increase protein content in pea.

Green garden peas (Pisum sativum L.) are a popular vegetable used in meal preparation worldwide. Green peas are commonly available in their frozen form due to their short growing season. Green peas are easily susceptible to changes in the field, immediately after harvest, during processing and storage, and thereforerequire careful handling to maintain good quality. The acceptability of frozen green peas is greatly dependent on the sensory quality. Descriptive sensory profiles and physico-chemical properties of frozen green peas can be investigated and used to assess and explain product quality. Six brands of frozen green peas representing product sold for retail and caterer's markets were purchased and subjected to descriptive sensory evaluation, physico-chemical analyses and quality grading. Four batches with different best before dates were purchased for each brand. Quality grading was done using statutory standards and a selected company protocol. Dry matter content, alcohol insoluble solids content, starch content, °Brix, residual peroxidase activity, size sorting, hardness using texture analysis and colour measurements were carried out for physico-chemical analyses. Generally, retail class peas were of superior sensory quality to caterer's peas although one caterer's brand had quality traits that were more comparable with the retail brands than the other caterer's brands. Quality grading revealed that frozen green peas can be downgraded due to poor colour, presence of extraneous vegetable matter, presence of sandy grits and soil stains, poor flavour and poor texture. Downgrading of peas can be due to one reason or due to a combination of two or more poor quality characteristics. Good quality peas were described as sweeter, smaller, greener, more moist and more tender than the poorer quality peas usingdescriptive sensory evaluation. Good peas also had high °Brix content, more intense green colour, low starch, alcohol insoluble solids, dry matter contents and texture hardness measured. Quality grading revealed that flavour problems were the major cause for low graded samples. Sensory evaluation and the methods used for instrumental analyses however, showed more easily the variations in texture attributes than flavour attributes of peas. Poor flavour was probably caused by ineffective blanching, low soluble solids content which enhanced the perception of bitterness and the presence of acetone notes. Poorly coloured peas were also either underblanched or had low moisture contents. Mealiness and hardness in peas were explained by high starch, alcohol insoluble solids and dry matter contents. Instrumental texture analysis showed indications that the harder peas also had tougher skins in addition to harder cotyledons. Lower peas also displayed characteristics typical of delayed harvesting and post-processing temperature abuse such as dehydration and pale green/white colouration. The sensory quality of frozen green peas can be predicted from the physico-chemical methods of analysis used in this study. Some of the frozen peas on sale are below the acceptable standards of quality. To achieve good frozen pea quality it is important to put emphasis on maturity at harvest and post processing storage conditions (store at -18 °C or lower and avoidfluctuatingtemperatures). The use of a strict quality grading scheme has been shownto result in good quality frozen peas. Copyright / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Food Science / unrestricted

The diploma thesis deals with the development of the market for protein crops. The literature research deals one hand with the distribution and morphology of legumes, and on second hand with the structure and chemical composition of seeds of selected species (pea, soybean and lupine). The literature research also covers the production of protein concentrates and their commercialization. The practical part is mainly engaged in the analysis of market developments of selected species of legumes in the Czech Republic, especially during the years 2000 - 2015, in comparison with the market development of the individual European states (Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia and France). The outcome of this diploma thesis is the ordination of statistical data available in clear graphical and tabular outputs, it does not miss time series evaluation of development of individual crops in both the Czech Republic and other selected countries.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T14:33:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_liana_viviam_ferreira.pdf: 1066029 bytes, checksum: b8436d77d50bb76efeddb4cb96df3326 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-04 / The cultivation of edible pod peas in greenhouse and hydroponic system can be a viable alternative for obtaining high pods yield in winter and early spring crop-seasons. In addition, this crop system optimizes productive resources and causes reduced environmental impact. Currently, little information is available about edible pods pea crop, especially in greenhouse and hydroponic cultivation conditions. The adoption of this system presupposes to adequate plant density, as well as to produce knowledge and information regarding growth (dry matter production and partitioning) and yield of different genotypes. In this sense, two experiments were conducted with edible pods pea crop grown in hydroponic and greenhouse in winter/spring crop-season at the Campus of the Universidade Federal de Pelotas , in Capão do Leão, RS. The first experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of plant density on dry matter production and partitioning and yield components of edible pods pea crop 'Luana Gigante®'. Five planti densities (3.9, 4.7; 5.9, 7.8 and 11.8 plants m-2) were evaluated from May to November 2011. The second experiment aimed to characterize the growth and production dynamics of two edible pea pods genotypes ('Luana Gigante®' and 'MK10®') in a bifactorial model from May to November 2012. Genotypes composed the plots and evaluation dates composed subplots (0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 95, 115 and 135 days after setting/DAS). In both experiments, biomass was quantified by dry weight of different above-ground plant organs and yield by pods fresh weight. The results obtained in the first experiment indicated that increasing of plant density in the range from 3.9 to 11.8 plants m-2 reduced linearly the growth of all organs and the individual plants pods yield. However, it increased linearly the absolute crop dry matter production and the pods yield per square meter. It did not affect the dry matter partitioning among different plant organs. The vegetative shoot plant organs were the major sinks for photoassimilates, comprising 61.5% of total plant dry matter, while the pods represented 31.7%. Among the yield components, only the number of harvested pods per plant was reduced and there were not negative effects on average pods fresh weight and the percentage of marketable pods. Therefore, we can recommend the plant density of 11.8 plants m-2 for pea crop 'Luana Gigante'. In the second experiment, it was observed that 'Luana Gigante' and 'MK10' presented a sigmoidal type plant growth curve as a function of time. MK10 presented higher vegetative shoot plant parts and crop growth than 'Luana Gigante'. 'MK10' also presented higher pods growth at 95 DAS, but both genotypes presented similar pods growth and yield at the end of the crop cycle. Pods comprised 36% and 43% of the total above-ground dry matter production, respectively, for 'MK10' and 'Luana Gigante' at the end of the crop cycle. Thus 'Luana Gigante' presents greater ability to assimilate distribution to pods growth than 'MK10'. The vegetative shoot organs are the strongest sinks for assimilates of the plant and stems are more beneficed in relation to the partition of dry matter than leaves. / A produção de ervilha torta em ambiente protegido e sistema hidropônico pode ser uma alternativa viável para a obtenção de alto rendimento de vagens no período de inverno e início de primavera, além de proporcionar melhor otimização dos recursos produtivos e reduzido impacto ambiental. Atualmente, existem poucas informações disponíveis sobre esta cultura, principalmente em condições de ambiente protegido e cultivo hidropônico. A adoção deste sistema pressupõe a adequação da densidade de plantio, assim como, produzir conhecimentos e informações referentes ao crescimento (produção e partição de massa seca) e comportamento produtivo de genótipos. Neste sentido, dois experimentos foram realizados com a cultura da ervilha torta em sistema hidropônico e ambiente protegido em ciclo de inverno/primavera no Campus da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, no município de Capão do Leão, RS. O primeiro experimento, realizado de maio a novembro de 2011, objetivou avaliar o efeito da densidade de plantio sobre a produção e a partição da massa seca e os componentes do rendimento de ervilha torta Luana Gigante® , em experimento unifatorial com cinco densidades de plantio (3,9; 4,7; 5,9; 7,8 e 11,8 plantas m-2). O segundo experimento objetivou caracterizar a dinâmica do crescimento e da produção de dois genótipos de ervilha torta ( Luana Gigante e MK10 ) em esquema bifatorial no período de maio a novembro de 2012. As parcelas foram constituídas pelos genótipos e as subparcelas pelas épocas de avaliação das plantas (aos 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 95, 115 e 135 dias após o transplante). Para ambos os experimentos, a biomassa foi quantificada através da massa seca dos diferentes órgãos aéreos da planta e o rendimento através da massa fresca de vagens. Em relação aos resultados obtidos no primeiro experimento, observou-se que o aumento da densidade de plantio no intervalo entre 3,9 a 11,8 plantas m-2 reduz o crescimento de todos os órgãos e a produtividade individual das plantas de forma linear. Porém, aumenta de forma linear a produção absoluta da massa seca da cultura bem como a produtividade por unidade de área e não afeta a partição proporcional de massa seca entre os diferentes órgãos da planta. Os órgãos vegetativos aéreos são os principais drenos de fotoassimilados, representando 61,5% da massa seca total das plantas, enquanto as vagens representam 31,7%. Entre os componentes do rendimento, somente o número de vagens colhidas por planta é reduzido, não havendo efeitos negativos sobre a massa fresca média das vagens e a porcentagem de vagens comerciais colhidas. Portanto, recomenda-se a densidade de 11,8 plantas m-2 para a ervilha torta Luana Gigante . No segundo experimento, observou-se que Luana Gigante e MK10 expressam crescimento da planta do tipo sigmoidal em relação ao acúmulo de MS ao longo do ciclo de cultivo. MK10 apresenta maior crescimento dos órgãos vegetativos aéreos e da cultura do que Luana Gigante . MK10 também apresenta maior crescimento de vagens aos 95 DAT, porém os genótipos se assemelham em relação ao crescimento e à produção de vagens ao final do ciclo de cultivo. As vagens representam 36% e 43% da massa seca aérea da planta, respectivamente de MK10 e Luana Gigante , ao final do ciclo de cultivo. Assim, Luana Gigante apresenta maior capacidade de destinar assimilados para o crescimento de vagens do que MK10 . O conjunto dos órgãos vegetativos aéreos são os principais drenos de assimilados da planta, sendo os caules priorizados na partição de MS em relação às folhas.

Orientador: Kuniko Iwamoto Haga / Banca: Marco Eustáquio de Sá / Banca: Juliana Domingues Lima / Resumo: A região de cerrado tem como principais fatores limitantes da produção agrícola as condições climáticas e solos com baixa fertilidade natural. Neste sentido, são importantes estudos para entender os fatores que contribuem para o desempenho das culturas em condições de cerrado, como por exemplo a ervilha. O objetivo foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação foliar do boro, molibdênio e zinco na qualidade de grãos de ervilha e produtividade. A ervilha utilizada foi a variedade Utrillo, cujo cultivo foi realizado na área experimental da Fazenda de Ensino Pesquisa e Extensão-FE-UNESP-Campus de Ilha Solteira. Os tratamentos constaram das combinações entre aplicação de boro, molibdênio e zinco, (Testemunha, B, Mo, Zn, B+Mo, B+Zn, Mo+Zn, B+Mo+Zn). O Mo foi aplicado via foliar aos 20 dias após a emergência das plantas (DAE). O B e o Zn foram aplicados também via foliar aos 30 DAE. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos casualizados com quatro repetições, as médias comparadas pelo teste de Duncan a 5% de significância. Analisou-se produtividade e o conteúdo de nutrientes, de amido, de aminoácidos, de proteinas nos grãos e sementes e a qualidade fisiológica das sementes. Os resultados indicaram que os tratamentos alteram significativamente apenas o conteúdo de magnésio e de cobre nos grãos. Os demais fatores estudados não se alteraram devido ao tratamento imposto à cultura. / Abstract: Some times the crops yield in the cerrado area is limited by weather conditions and the soil with a low fertility. The studies in this direction are important to understand the factors that contribute for the performance of the cultures in the cerrado conditions, for example pea's crop. The objective was to evaluate the effect of the foliar application of boron, molybdenum and zinc on the quality of pea grains and grain yield. For experiment were used seeds of pea, cv. Utrillo, cultivated in the experimental area of the Farm of the Teach Research and Extension-FE-UNESP- Campus de Ilha Solteira". The eight treatments consisted of the combinations among application of boron, molybdenum and zinc, (Control, B, Mo, Zn, B+Mo, B+Zn, Mo+Zn, B+Mo+Zn). 20 days after emergency (DAE) was applied Mo by foliar. B and Zn were applied by foliar at 30 DAE. The experimental delineation used was the randomized blocks with four repetitions; the averages had been compared by Duncan test at 5% of significance. It was analyzed the grain nutrient content, grain yield, starch, aminoacids and proteins content in the grains and seeds and physiological seed quality. The results had indicated that the treatments modify significantly only to the copper and magnesium content in the grains. The other studied factors they didn't alter due to the treatment imposed to the culture. / Mestre

Les associations de cultures céréales légumineuses participent au développement d'agrosystèmes performants et durables. La proportion de chaque espèce dans le couvert ainsi que leur productivité sont cependant fortement dépendantes de l'équilibre entre compétition et complémentarité interspécifique. Le partage de la lumière entre la céréale et la légumineuse est donc déterminant dans le fonctionnement des associations. La structuration physique de la canopée, qui conditionne l'interception du rayonnement lumineux, résulte de la mise en place de l'architecture aérienne des individus composant le peuplement. Afin d'appréhender les relations entre architecture et partage du rayonnement dans les associations blé-pois (Triticum aestivum L.-Pisum sativum L.), un modèle 3D de la morphogénèse aérienne du pois, baptisé L-Pea, a été développé sur la base de l'approche plante virtuelle. Des expérimentations ont été conduites afin i) de caractériser la morphogénèse de génotypes de pois contrastés cultivés sous différentes conditions (serre/champ, pur/associé), et ii) de modéliser l'architecture aérienne du pois. Un simulateur tripartite, intégrant les modèles L-Pea, ADEL-Blé (modèle architecturé de blé) ainsi que CARIBU (modèle de transferts radiatifs), a ensuite été construit afin de créer une association virtuelle. Cette approche de type plante virtuelle s'est révélée pertinente dans l'optique d'étudier le déterminisme architectural du partage de la lumière dans les associations blé-pois. Ce simulateur a par ailleurs montré que des paramètres architecturaux (e.g. ramifications, entrenœuds) peuvent affecter de manière significative et dynamique le partage de la lumière et donc le développement de l'association. Cette thèse se propose i) de démontrer la pertinence de l'approche plante virtuelle pour appréhender le partage du rayonnement dans les associations et ii) de contribuer à la sélection/construction de variétés/idéotypes adaptés aux couverts plurispécifiques.

The aim of the diploma thesis was to assess changes in pattern of legume storage proteins during germination. Four species of legumes were chosen for analyses ? Glycine max L., Lupinus angustifolius L., Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L. Seeds for analyses were sampled at the beginning, middle and end of germination. Proteins were extracted from lyophilised and homogenised material. These proteins were analysed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. The results proved that during seed germination the seed storage proteins cleave into smaller peptides, which forms new proteins. The intensity of protein bands in pea seeds was decreased in the area at around 48-45 kda and 40-36 kDa and the intensity of the proteins bands was increased at around the protein bands 25-23 kDa and 19-7 kDa. In lupine were not detected the protein bands over 39 kDa and during germination amount of protein bands in areas 15-7 kDa was increased

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La fixation symbiotique d’N par les légumineuses est très sensible aux ravageurs, provoquant des dommages sur les racines nodulées, avec un impact sur la fixation d’N et la croissance qui demeure mal connu. Nous avons alors analysé la réponse adaptative de la fixation symbiotique et de la croissance du pois Frisson sauvage et 3 de ses mutants hypernodulants P64, P118 et P121, respectivement mutés sur les gènes SYM28, SYM29 et NOD3, à une ablation de la moitié du système racinaire, en fin de phase végétative. La réponse adaptative a été mesurée 8 jours après ablation, dans des conditions d'alimentation en carbone par la photosynthèse variées. A 380 ppm, le mutant P118 a montré la plus faible diminution de l’activité spécifique de fixation (-17%) suite à l’ablation comparé au sauvage et aux 2 autres mutants (-36% à -62%) associé à une accélération chez les mutants P118 et P121 et un maintien (sauvage et P64) de la croissance des nodosités. A 150 ppm, suite à l’ablation, l’activité spécifique de fixation symbiotique par les nodosités a été diminuée (sauvage), maintenue (P64 et P118) ou augmentée (P121), associée à une accélération (sauvage et P121) ou un maintien (P64 et P118) de la croissance des nodosités. A 750 ppm, l’activité spécifique de fixation a diminué suite à l’ablation pour tous les génotypes, associée à un ralentissement (P64), un maintien (P118, sauvage) ou une faible accélération (P121) de la croissance des nodosités. Les résultats montrent une plus grande capacité de la fixation symbiotique des mutants hypernodulants (P118 et P121 essentiellement) à résister au stress provoqué par l’ablation. / Symbiotic N fixation of legumes is very sensitive to environmental stresses, like pea pests damaging nodulated roots. However, the impact on their N uptake capacity and plant growth has not been studied so far.We analyzed the adaptive response symbiotic N2 fixation and plant growth of pea wild type Frisson and hypernodulating mutants P64, P118 and P121 mutated respectively on genes SYM28, SYM29 and NOD3 to root pruning of half the root system at the end of the vegetative stage. The adaptive responses of pea: cv. Frisson and 3 of its hypernodulating mutants were compared under varying carbon supplies from photosynthesis.At 380 ppm, mutant P118 showed the lowest decrease of the specific activity of N fixation (-17%) following root pruning compared to the wild type and the 2 others mutants (-36% to -62%), associated to an acceleration (P118 and P121) and a maintained (wild type and P64) nodule growth. At 150 ppm, following root pruning, specific activity of N fixation of nodules decreased in wild type, was maintained in P64 and P118 and increased in P121. At 750 ppm, specific activity of N fixation of nodules decreased for all genotypes following root pruning, associated to a maintained nodule growth in wild type and P118, a slower growth in P64 and acceleration in P121.Our results showed a greater capacity of hypernodulating mutants P118 and P121 to withstand the stress induced by root pruning of half the root system.

Les associations de cultures céréales-légumineuses participent au développement d'agrosystèmes performants et durables. La proportion de chaque espèce dans le couvert ainsi que leur productivité sont cependant fortement dépendantes de l'équilibre entre compétition et complémentarité interspécifique. Le partage de la lumière entre la céréale et la légumineuse est donc déterminant dans le fonctionnement des associations. La structuration physique de la canopée, qui conditionne l'interception du rayonnement lumineux, résulte de la mise en place de l'architecture aérienne des individus composant le peuplement. Afin d'appréhender les relations entre architecture et partage du rayonnement dans les associations blé-pois (Triticum aestivum L.-Pisum sativum L.), un modèle 3D de la morphogénèse aérienne du pois, baptisé L-Pea, a été développé sur la base de l'approche plante virtuelle. Des expérimentations ont été conduites afin i) de caractériser la morphogénèse de génotypes de pois contrastés cultivés sous différentes conditions (serre/champ, pur/associé), et ii) de modéliser l'architecture aérienne du pois. Un simulateur tripartite, intégrant les modèles L-Pea, ADEL-Blé (modèle architecturé de blé) ainsi que CARIBU (modèle de transferts radiatifs), a ensuite été construit afin de créer une association virtuelle. Cette approche de type plante virtuelle s'est révélée pertinente dans l'optique d'étudier le déterminisme architectural du partage de la lumière dans les associations blé-pois. Ce simulateur a par ailleurs montré que des paramètres architecturaux (e.g. ramifications, entrenoeuds) peuvent affecter de manière significative et dynamique le partage de la lumière et donc le développement de l'association. Cette thèse se propose i) de démontrer la pertinence de l'approche plante virtuelle pour appréhender le partage du rayonnement dans les associations et ii) de contribuer à la sélection/construction de variétés/idéotypes adaptés aux couverts plurispécifiques.