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A SNP and SSR based genetic map of asparagus bean (Vigna. unguiculata ssp. sesquipedialis) and comparison with the broader species.
PloS one - 6 Jan 2011
Xu Pei, Wu Xiaohua, Wang Baogen, Liu Yonghua, Ehlers Jeffery D, Close Timothy J, Roberts Philip A, Diop Ndeye-Ndack, Qin Dehui, Hu Tingting, Lu Zhongfu, Li Guojing
Abstract excerpt
Asparagus bean (Vigna. unguiculata ssp. sesquipedialis) is a distinctive subspecies of cowpea [Vigna. unguiculata (L.) Walp.] that apparently originated in East Asia and is characterized by extremely long and thin pods and an aggressive climbing growth habit. The crop is widely cultivated throughout Asia for the production of immature pods known as 'long beans' or 'asparagus beans'. While the genome of cowpea...
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