Dr. Juan Osorno: Dry Bean Breeding & Food Security | Ep. 144

In this episode of The Crop Science Podcast Show, Dr. Juan Osorno, Professor at North Dakota State University, explains how dry bean breeding addresses disease, flooding, nutrition, and market demands. He discusses the value of pulses, biological nitrogen fixation, consumer preferences, genetic diversity, and the challenge of combining multiple traits into commercially successful varieties. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Legume production supports cropping systems through biological nitrogen fixation, reducing dependence on external nitrogen inputs while leaving residual nitrogen available for subsequent crops."

Meet the guest: Dr. Juan Osorno https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-m-osorno-24225669/ is a Professor at North Dakota State University, where he works as a dry bean breeder and geneticist and teaches General Genetics. His background includes dry bean breeding and genetics at CIAT, dry bean breeding and agronomy at the University of Puerto Rico, and a PhD in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding from North Dakota State University. His work focuses on research, development of new varieties, and food security. Listen to Dr. Juan Osorno on The Crop Science Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

(00:00) Highlight

(00:47) Introduction

(04:12) Why beans matter

(07:36) Pulses and legumes

(15:03) Bean production

(17:24) Breeding challenges