The current Chilean bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) collection is about 1110 accessions. To facilitate the characterization of this germplasm a core collection of 246 accessions was formed. Little information exists about the mineral content and other quality traits for those bean genotypes. This information could be useful to determine their quality and to promote its consumption. The objective of this work was to evaluate the variability for macro and micronutrients of a representative bean sample from a Chilean core collection and to compare them with representatives from other races. The results indicated the presence of a wide variability for some macro and micronutrients, such as N, Fe, and Zn. The protein content varied from 183.5 to 259.7 g kg-1 , Fe from 68.9 to 152.4 mg kg-1 , and Zn from 27.9 to 40.7 mg kg-1. This situation could allow to select those genotypes with higher elements and to improve the current cultivars. The simple correlation analysis indicated that the N content

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Calpún-INIA is a rust (Uromyces fabae Pers.) resistant lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) cultivar that was developed by the former Food Legume Program of the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Chile. It is derived from crosses between the Chilean rust-susceptible Araucana-INIA and the Canadian rustresistant Laird cultivars, using earliness, Araucana-INIA's type of plant architecture, seed size, seed yield and rust resistance as selection criteria. Calpún-INIA belongs to the large seeded cultivars (macrosperma type), averaging 8 g per 100 seeds, and > 65% of seeds retained in a 7 mm sieve. The seed is partially flattened, with pale green to grey background and pale yellow cotyledons. Averaged across years, the seed yield of Calpún-INIA was 17% lower than Araucana-INIA's in rust-free environments, whereas Calpún-INIA out-yielded Araucana-INIA by 60 to 95% in environments where this disease is the main constraint for lentil production. Calpún-INIA is the first lentil cultivar released by INIA, combining high yield and large seed size with rust resistance.

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