Table 2. Legumes: Crop Species, Se Treatment (Se Source, Dose and Application Mode), and Effects on Total (TSeC) and Organic Se Content and Other Nutritional Traits.
| species | Se source | dose | type of treatment | TSeC | organic Se | other nutritional traits | reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. | sodium selenate | 5.0–20.0 g of Se Ha–1 | field experiment | in grain (mg of Se kg–1 DWa): 0.05–0.235 (soil application), 0.23–1.24 (foliar application) | NAb | ↑Se concentration | (122) |
| soil application | |||||||
| foliar application | |||||||
| Lens culinaris Medikus (subs. Culinaris, cv. PBA Herald XT, PBA Bolt, PBA Ace) | potassium selenate | 40.0 g of Se Ha–1 | field experiment (foliar spray) | in seeds (μg of Se kg–1 DW): 201–3327 | NA | ↑Se concentration | (128) |
| Cicer arietinum L. (cv. Vulcano) | sodium selenate | 10.0–40.0 g of Se Ha–1 | field experiment (foliar spray) | in grain (μg of Se kg–1 DW): 714 (selenite), 2721 (selenate) on average | ↑SeMet | ↑Se content | (129) |
| sodium selenite | |||||||
| Glycine max L. | sodium selenite | 0.9 mg of Se kg–1 of soil | pot experiment (soil substrate) | in bean (mg of Se kg–1 DW): 75 | ↑SeMet | (130) | |
| ↑SeCys |
a
DW: dry weight.
b
NA: not analyzed.