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Throughout the ages, the common bean has been consumed by humanity as an important food staple crop and source of nutrition on a global scale. Since its domestication, a wide spectrum of phenotypic and genotypic investigations have been carried out to unravel the potential of this crop and to understand the process of nutrient accumulation along with other desirable characteristics. The common bean is one of the essential legume crops due to its high protein and micronutrient content. The balance in micronutrients is critical for the growth and development of plants as well as humans. Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), and Molybdenum (Mo) are some of the important micronutrients present in legumes. Thus, we aimed to investigate the quantitative trait loci’s (QTLs)/single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify the candidate genes associated with micronutrients through genotyping by sequencing (GBS). In our investigation, through GBS we identified SNPs linked with traits and assessed seven micronutrients in 96 selected common bean genotypes for screening nutritionally rich genotypes. Among 96399 SNPs total identified through GBS, 113 SNPs showed significant phenotypic variance, ranging from 13.50 to 21.74%. SNPs associated with most of the seed micronutrients (Mg, Mn, Fe, Ca, Cu) were found on chr3 & chr11 (Mg, Mn, Mo, Ca, Zn). The findings from this study could be used for haplotype-based selection of nutritionally rich genotypes and for marker-assisted genetic enhancement of the common bean. Further, the identified SNPs for candidate genes/transporters associated with micronutrient content may pave the way for the enrichment of seeds by employing genomics-assisted breeding programs.

<p>The family Anacardiacea, best represented by the species <em>Pistacia integrrima </em>Stewart ex Brandis, is known worldwide for its manifold uses. It is widely used to cure various diseases like cold, cough, asthma, fever, vomiting and diarrhea, etc., and widely used in modern medicine. Therefore, an attempt has been made to assess the medicinal potential of the species both in traditional as well as in modern medicine system. These properties are supposed to be cured by different active compounds present in the plant. This paper provides the relevant information about medicinal properties of this high value medicinal plant<em>. </em></p>

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important edible food legume in the world. It represents 50% of grain legumes consumed worldwide. It is a rich source of protein, complex carbohydrates, poly unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid and lenolenic acid), fibre, vitamins and minerals. So far as, minerals are concerned, they are not only important for plant growth and development but for animal growth and development spatially humans as well. In present study, we have evaluated 84 genotypes of common bean for various mineral elements and we have observed wide variation in mineral contents and have also identified the genotypes with high mineral contents. The presence of variability in mineral content among the genotypes could be used as an asset by plant molecular breeders for biofortification of common bean which in turn can be used to address the problem of malnutrion in developing and under developed countries, where common bean is a major source of protein.

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