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The genetics of domestication of yardlong bean, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata cv.-gr. sesquipedalis.
Annals of botany - 1 May 2012
Kongjaimun Alisa, Kaga Akito, Tomooka Norihiko, Somta Prakit, Vaughan Duncan A, Srinives Peerasak
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genetics of domestication of yardlong bean [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata cv.-gr. sesquipedalis] is of particular interest because the genome of this legume has experienced divergent domestication. Initially, cowpea was domesticated from wild cowpea in Africa; in Asia a vegetable form of cowpea, yardlong bean, subsequently evolved from cowpea. Information on the genetics...
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