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Genetic Erosion and In Situ Conservation of Lima Bean (Phaseolus Lunatus L.) Landraces in Mesoamerican Diversity Center

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To understand the role of a geographical region in the in situ conservation of the genetic diversity of any crop, it is necessary to analyze the current conservation status of the crop and any genetic changes that have occurred within the last few decades in the region. Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) is an important crop in the Mayan agriculture of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, its Mesoamerican center of diversity. In this region, 3 of the 21 landraces dominate 71.24 % of the cultivated area, and 12 are rare landraces grown in only 6.29 % of the area. This chapter analyzes the risk of the genetic erosion in Lima bean landraces from the Yucatan Peninsula using molecular markers, with the objective of generating data to develop comprehensive in situ conservation programs for the crop. Molecular analyses showed that the many landraces that are planted by only a few peasants contained higher levels of genetic diversity compared with the three most abundant landraces. Also, they showed that the landraces planted in 1979 have higher levels of genetic diversity than those planted in 2007 and that, over the last 30 years, the genetic make-up of this crop has shifted. If current trends in the cultivation of the Lima bean landraces continue, many will no longer be planted within two to three generations, contributing to further genetic erosion. The establishment of evidence-based programs for the in situ conservation of Lima bean landraces is urgently needed in this center of genetic diversity.

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Original papers were published by Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution journal: November 2008, Volume 55, Issue 7, pp 1065–1077.

DOI:10.1007/s10722-008-9314-1 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10722-008-9314-1).February 2012, Volume 59, Issue 2, pp 191–204.

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This research was done in the Molecular Markers Laboratory of the Department of Natural Resources-CICY. The authors thank Julian Coello Coello for laboratory assistance.

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  1. Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 no. 130, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Jaime Martínez-Castillo, Filogonio May-Pat, Luciana Camacho-Pérez & Félix Dzul-Tejero

  2. Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Avenida Tecnológico, 97345, Conkal, Yucatán, Mexico

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Martínez-Castillo, J., May-Pat, F., Camacho-Pérez, L., Andueza-Noh, R.H., Dzul-Tejero, F. (2016). Genetic Erosion and In Situ Conservation of Lima Bean (Phaseolus Lunatus L.) Landraces in Mesoamerican Diversity Center. In: Ahuja, M., Jain, S. (eds) Genetic Diversity and Erosion in Plants. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25954-3_8

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