Here, we aim to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most significant
outcomes in the literature regarding the origin of Phaseolus genus, the geographical …

The role of genetic diversity is crucial for future improvements to meet societal demand for
food security under a climate change scenario. From this perspective, it is thus crucial to …

Plant domestication was a pivotal accomplishment in human history, but also led to a
reduction in genetic diversity of crop species compared to their wild ancestors. How this …

Background Modern crop varieties are typically cultivated in agriculturally well-managed
soils far from the centers of origin of their wild relatives. How this habitat expansion impacted …

Using RNA sequencing technology and de novo transcriptome assembly, we compared
representative sets of wild and domesticated accessions of common bean (Phaseolus …

Here we studied the organization of genetic variation of the common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris) in its centres of domestication. We used 131 single nucleotide polymorphisms to …

Common bean cultivation has historically been a typical component of rural economies in
Italy, particularly in mountainous and hilly zones along the Apennine ridge of the central and …

The Fabaceae family is considered as a model system for understanding chloroplast
genome evolution due to the presence of extensive structural rearrangements, gene losses …

There is growing interest in the conservation and utilization of crop wild relatives (CWR) in
international food security policy and research. Legumes play an important role in human …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important staple crop for smallholder farmers,
particularly in Eastern and Southern Africa. To support common bean breeding and seed …