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Italian common bean landraces: History, genetic diversity and seed quality

Diversity, ISSN: 1424-2818, Vol: 2, Issue: 6, Page: 837-862
2010
  • 59
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 66
    Captures
  • 3
    Mentions
  • 12
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    59
    • Citation Indexes
      56
    • Policy Citations
      3
      • Policy Citation
        3
  • Captures
    66
  • Mentions
    3
    • References
      3
      • Wikipedia
        3
  • Social Media
    12
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      12
      • Facebook
        12

Review Description

The long tradition of common bean cultivation in Italy has allowed the evolution of many landraces adapted to restricted areas. Nowadays, in response to market demands, old landraces are gradually being replaced by improved cultivars. However, landraces still survive in marginal areas of several Italian regions. Most of them appear severely endangered with risk of extinction due to the advanced age of the farmers and the socio-cultural context where they are cultivated. The present contribution is an overview of the state of the art about the knowledge of Italian common bean germplasm, describing the most important and recent progresses made in its characterization, including genetic diversity and nutritional aspects. © 2010 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Bibliographic Details

Angela R. Piergiovanni; Lucia Lioi

MDPI AG

Environmental Science; Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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