Lupin: Lupinus spp.

Lupins (blue or narrow-leaved (Lupinus angustifolius), white lupin (L. albus) and Andean lupin (L. mutabilis) are also protein-rich oilseeds, increasingly used in food products, as well as for feed. Although well-adapted to light acid soils in north-eastern Europe in particular (about 25,000 ha in northeast Germany and more than 10,000 ha narrow leafed lupin in Poland; about 12,000 ha of white lupin in France, Italy and Spain), breeding progress has been limited due to the narrow genetic bases. Lupins have a deep, proteid tap root with an active microbiome that is efficient at using soil-bound phosphorus. N-fixation works well if inoculated with Bradyrhizobia. Andean lupin has exceptional nutritional value. We see opportunities arising from our observations of a broad spectrum of rhizodeposits which has not yet been exploited. We, in particular ESKUSA, also have observed a range of different interesting characters in bitter lupin to be introgressed into sweet lupins. The genetic potential is there; we have to turn it into grain yield for farmers.

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