Molecular insights into postharvest seed coat darkening in common beans: a look beyond the P gene

Many market classes of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) have a significant reduction in crop value due to the postharvest darkening of the seed coat. Seed coat darkening is caused by an elevated accumulation and oxidation of proanthocyanidins (PAs). In common bean, the major color gene P encodes fo...

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Main Authors: Nishat S. Islam, Sangeeta Dhaubhadel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1595906/full
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