Legume crops phylogeny and genetic diversity for science and breeding

P Smýkal, CJ Coyne, MJ Ambrose… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …

Analysis of plant diversity with retrotransposon-based molecular markers

R Kalendar, AJ Flavell, THN Ellis, T Sjakste, C Moisy… - Heredity, 2011 - nature.com
Retrotransposons are both major generators of genetic diversity and tools for detecting the
genomic changes associated with their activity because they create large and stable …

Diversity maintenance and use of Vicia faba L. genetic resources

G Duc, S Bao, M Baum, B Redden, M Sadiki… - Field Crops …, 2010 - Elsevier
The faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an ancient crop that is represented in collections by
cultivated forms only. Botanic and molecular data suggest that the wild ancestor of this …

Advances in faba bean genetics and genomics

DM O'Sullivan, D Angra - Frontiers in genetics, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Vicia faba L, is a globally important grain legume whose main centers of diversity are the
Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean basin. Because of its small number (six) of exceptionally …

Faba bean

G Duc, JM Aleksić, P Marget, A Mikic, J Paull… - Grain legumes, 2015 - Springer
Faba bean is a grain legume producing protein-rich seeds and offering valuable ecological
services in sustainable agriculture. Its wide-world distribution demonstrates a basic good …

Genetic diversity and population structure of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) accessions through retrotransposon-based interprimer binding sites (iPBSs) …

S Nemli, T Kianoosh… - Turkish Journal of …, 2015 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important crop throughout the world and is
highly recommended for many developing countries due to its nutritional components. A …

Molecular Diversity Assessment Using Sequence Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) Markers in Vicia faba L.

SS Alghamdi, SA Al-Faifi, HM Migdadi… - International Journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers were used to assess the genetic
diversity and relationship among 58 faba bean (Vicia faba L.) genotypes. Fourteen SRAP …

Faba bean genomics: current status and future prospects

SS Alghamdi, HM Migdadi, MH Ammar, JG Paull… - Euphytica, 2012 - Springer
Faba bean represents a crucial source of protein for food, especially for Mediterranean
countries, and local demand for faba bean grains is increasing. The crop is also gaining …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Vicia faba L. Landraces and Wild Related Species Assessed by Nuclear SSRs

HR Oliveira, D Tomás, M Silva, S Lopes, W Viegas… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a facultative cross-pollinating legume crop with a great
importance for food and feed due to its high protein content as well as the important role in …

Legume genetic resources: management, diversity assessment, and utilization in crop improvement

HD Upadhyaya, SL Dwivedi, M Ambrose, N Ellis… - Euphytica, 2011 - Springer
Grain legumes contribute significantly to total world food production. Legumes are the
primary source of dietary proteins in many developing countries, where protein hunger and …