THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST

The broad bean (Vicia faba L.) was among the founder crops of the Near East; nevertheless, its wild close relatives remain unknown. Presumably, its missing wild progenitor had a small range within the Levant and was associated with restricted habitats, so that it was domesticated entirely as a speci...

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Main Author: O. E. Kosterin
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Language:English
Published: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/312
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description The broad bean (Vicia faba L.) was among the founder crops of the Near East; nevertheless, its wild close relatives remain unknown. Presumably, its missing wild progenitor had a small range within the Levant and was associated with restricted habitats, so that it was domesticated entirely as a species. Its habitats are supposed to have been situated along floodplain/slope borders (“transeluvial-accumulative barriers”) providing favorable edaphic conditions. These restricted natural habitats of the broad bean could be foci of early cultivation activities, thus becoming nascent fields. It is hypothesized that the broad bean, a conspicuous plant with large seeds and restricted habitats, could be the Near Eastern “primer crop”, which provoked the first emergence of the idea and practice of plant cultivation and “invention” of the field.
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spelling doaj-art-d4b8d839381e4d49a100d15e58482d372025-02-01T09:58:01ZengSiberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and BreedersВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции2500-32592015-01-01184/183184010.18699/VJ15.118295THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EASTO. E. Kosterin0Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, RussiaThe broad bean (Vicia faba L.) was among the founder crops of the Near East; nevertheless, its wild close relatives remain unknown. Presumably, its missing wild progenitor had a small range within the Levant and was associated with restricted habitats, so that it was domesticated entirely as a species. Its habitats are supposed to have been situated along floodplain/slope borders (“transeluvial-accumulative barriers”) providing favorable edaphic conditions. These restricted natural habitats of the broad bean could be foci of early cultivation activities, thus becoming nascent fields. It is hypothesized that the broad bean, a conspicuous plant with large seeds and restricted habitats, could be the Near Eastern “primer crop”, which provoked the first emergence of the idea and practice of plant cultivation and “invention” of the field.https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/312vicia faba l.near eastorigin of plant cultivationplant domesticationfounder cropsprimer cropslope/floodplain joint
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THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции
vicia faba l.
near east
origin of plant cultivation
plant domestication
founder crops
primer crop
slope/floodplain joint
title THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
title_full THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
title_fullStr THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
title_full_unstemmed THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
title_short THE LOST ANCESTOR OF THE BROAD BEAN (VICIA FABA L.) AND THE ORIGIN OF PLANT CULTIVATION IN THE NEAR EAST
title_sort lost ancestor of the broad bean vicia faba l and the origin of plant cultivation in the near east
topic vicia faba l.
near east
origin of plant cultivation
plant domestication
founder crops
primer crop
slope/floodplain joint
url https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/312
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