Serendipitous In Situ Conservation of Faba Bean Landraces in Tunisia: A Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Cultivation of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in Tunisia is largely based on improved varieties of the crop. However, a few farmers continue to produce local cultivars or landraces. The National Gene Bank of Tunisia (NGBT) recently launched a collection project for faba bean landraces, with special focus on the regions of the North West, traditionally devoted to cultivating grain legumes, and where around 80% of the total national faba bean cultivation area is located. The seed phenotypic features of the collected samples were studied, and the genetic diversity and population structure analyzed using simple sequence repeat markers. The genetic constitution of the present samples was compared to that of faba bean samples collected by teams of the International Center for Agricultural Research in

SUBMITTER: Babay E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature