Decipher the most common genome of Central America beans

A group of scientists from Mexico's Cinvestav Institute for Advanced Study successfully deciphered the most common bean genome in this country and the entire Central American region.

The reporter in Mexico led a February 23 report by Professor Alfredo Herrera Estrella, who said that over two years of research, the Cinvestav scientists have discovered a set of 26,500 genes of the bean, Phaseolus Vulgaris.

Finding this genome is of special importance
in the context of rising world food prices

Based on this, researchers will screen dominant genes, allow drought-tolerant pea plants to adapt to harsh environments, be able to cope with a variety of diseases and breed bean lines that are high productivity.

According to Professor Herrera Estrella, finding this genome is of particular importance in the context of rising world food prices.

In the near future, Mexico will conduct zoning and prioritize intensive cultivation of these beans to contribute to poverty reduction in remote areas through increased crop yields and yields.

This is the result of a national scientific study called "PhasIbeAm Project" with a total cost of nearly 2.5 million USD, implemented in cooperation and close collaboration with scientists. from 21 Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.

After this work, scientists of Cinvestav continue to study to decode the genes of 12 other beans in Mexico and Central American countries.