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Patterns of variation in cultivated common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae)

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More than 18,000 accessions of common bean (Thaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) from the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) germplasm bank were examined at two locations in Colombia. A large variation in cultivated dry bean was found among accessions from primary centers of domestication in Middle and South America. For some bean types, such as medium- and large-seeded white, variation was greater among germplasm from western Asia (Turkey) and Europe (Portugal, Spain, Greece, France, Italy, and Bulgaria). Based on growth habit, on seed, pod, and leaf characteristics, and on ecological regions of adaptation, dry-bean germplasm was divided into a total of six gene pools from Middle American and four gene pools from South American centers of domestication. Most of the variation in the snap or stringless bean appears to be of relatively recent origin; it was greatest among cultivars from China, Europe, and the United States. These could be grouped into two additional gene pools. A strategy for breeding and transfer of genes across gene pools is also discussed.

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Singh, S.P. Patterns of variation in cultivated common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae). Econ Bot 43, 39–57 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859324

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