Characterization of pea seed nutritional value within a diverse population of Pisum sativum

PLoS One. 2021 Nov 4;16(11):e0259565. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259565. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Micronutrient malnutrition is a global concern that affects more than two billion people worldwide. Pea (Pisum sativum) is a nutritious pulse crop with potential to assist in tackling hidden hunger. Here we report seed ionomic data of 96 diverse pea accessions collected via inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). We found a 100 g serving of peas provides the following average percent daily value for U.S. recommendations: 8% Ca, 39% Mg, 73% Cu, 37% Fe, 63% Mn, 45% Zn, 28% K, and 43% P. Correlations were observed between the majority of minerals tested suggesting strong interrelationships between mineral concentration levels. Hierarchical clustering identified fifteen accessions with high-ranking mineral concentrations. Thirty accessions could be compared to earlier inductively coupled optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) data, which revealed significant differences particularly for elements at extreme low or high levels of accumulation. These results improve our understanding of the range of variation in mineral content found in peas and provide additional mineral data resources for germplasm selection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Pisum sativum / genetics*
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic

Grants and funding

This work was supported by funding from the Sustainability Institute at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, National Science Foundation grants 1444456 and 1412218, National Institute of Food and Agriculture projects 2018-51181-28419 and FLA-HOS-005468, and the Vasil-Monsanto Endowment. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.