Article
Beans in Europe: origin and structure of the European landraces of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Sept 2010
Angioi S A, Rau D, Attene G, Nanni L, Bellucci E, Logozzo G, Negri V, Spagnoletti Zeuli P L, Papa R
Abstract excerpt
This study focuses on the expansion of Phaseolus vulgaris in Europe. The pathways of distribution of beans into and across Europe were very complex, with several introductions from the New World that were combined with direct exchanges between European and other Mediterranean countries. We have analyzed here six chloroplast microsatellite (cpSSR) loci and two unlinked nuclear loci (for phaseolin types and...
Topics
- Americas
- Chloroplasts
- Europe
- Gene Pool
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Geography
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Organ Size
- Phaseolus
