IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v15y2023i2p1016-d1026423.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Comparative Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Faba Bean ( Vicia faba L.)

Author

Listed:
  • Eleni Avramidou

    (Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), CERTH, 6th Km Charilaou-Thermi Road, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
    Laboratory of Range Science, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University, 55135 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Ioannis Ganopoulos

    (Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 57001 Thermi, Greece)

  • Photini Mylona

    (Hellenic Agricultural Organization Dimitra, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, 57001 Thermi, Greece)

  • Eleni M. Abraham

    (Laboratory of Range Science, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University, 55135 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Irini Nianiou-Obeidat

    (Laboratory of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Maslin Osathanunkul

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
    Research Center in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand)

  • Panagiotis Madesis

    (Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), CERTH, 6th Km Charilaou-Thermi Road, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
    Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou St., 38446 Nea Ionia, Greece)

Abstract

Faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) is an important grain legume with high protein content (approximately 25–30%) and high nutritional value. It is broadly cultivated in temperate areas both for human consumption and as animal feed. According to FAOSTAT (2020), the total cultivated area of faba bean reached approximately 2.5 million ha, yielding more than 4.5 million tons. The characterization of the genetic diversity in faba bean is an important parameter for genetic and biodiversity studies, germplasm characterization, and for introducing genetic variability in plant breeding. The present study aims to assess the genetic diversity among 53 Greek, varied faba bean populations provided by the Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER” seed bank. To determine the genetic diversity of the studied populations, six SCoT DNA markers were used. A total of 114 loci were obtained with 37.95% being polymorphic and 62.05% monomorphic within or between populations. SCoT markers are a useful tool for the detection of genetic diversity among faba bean populations and encourage targeted crossing strategies. The present study is the first step towards the development of an efficient breeding program.

Suggested Citation

  • Eleni Avramidou & Ioannis Ganopoulos & Photini Mylona & Eleni M. Abraham & Irini Nianiou-Obeidat & Maslin Osathanunkul & Panagiotis Madesis, 2023. "Comparative Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Faba Bean ( Vicia faba L.)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1016-:d:1026423
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/2/1016/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/2/1016/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Panayiota Papastylianou & Dimitrios N. Vlachostergios & Christos Dordas & Evangelia Tigka & Paschalis Papakaloudis & Anastasia Kargiotidou & Emmanouil Pratsinakis & Avraam Koskosidis & Chrysanthi Pank, 2021. "Genotype X Environment Interaction Analysis of Faba Bean ( Vicia faba L.) for Biomass and Seed Yield across Different Environments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-18, February.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1016-:d:1026423. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.