Serendipitous In Situ Conservation of Faba Bean Landraces in Tunisia: A Case Study.
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SUBMITTER: Babay E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
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Serendipitous In Situ Conservation of Faba Bean Landraces in Tunisia: A Case Study.
Babay Elyes E Khamassi Khalil K Sabetta Wilma W Miazzi Monica Marilena MM Montemurro Cinzia C Pignone Domenico D Danzi Donatella D Finetti-Sialer Mariella Matilde MM Mangini Giacomo G
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Cultivation of faba bean (<i>Vicia faba</i> 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 feat ...[more]
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