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Faba bean populations already contain the inbreds needed for breeding.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 12 Jun 2026
Laugel Henri, Link Wolfgang
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KEY MESSAGE: Highly inbred individuals are naturally present in faba bean populations and should be used for rapid and cost-efficient development of line and synthetic cultivars. Producing inbred lines in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) breeding is, although crucial, a long, costly and laborious process due to the partial allogamy of the crop. However, in any genetically diverse and open pollinating faba bean...
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