1. Achievements in research on vavilovia (Vavilovia formosa (Stev.) Fed.), a legume crop wild relative
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Mikić Aleksandar, Smýkal Petr, Kenicer Gregory, Sarukhanyan Nune, Akopian Janna, Gabrielyan Ivan, Vanyan Armen, Sinjushin Andrey, Demidenko Natalia, Ćupina Branko, Mihailović Vojislav, Vishnyakova Margarita A., and Ambrose Mike
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conservation ,crop wild relatives ,Fabeae ,genetic resources ,molecular taxonomy ,Vavilovia Formosa ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 - Abstract
Vavilovia (Vavilovia formosa (Stev.) Fed.) belongs to the tribe Fabeae along with peas, vetchlings, vetches and lentils. It prefers high mountain areas in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, Syria and Turkey. A true success in the ex situ conservation has recently been achieved, within the display plot Flora and Vegetation of Armenia in the Yerevan Botanic Garden. The hybridization between vavilovia and other Fabeae was done in the N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry with F1 seeds and F1 plants that did not produce the next generation. The recent molecular research showed that vavilovia belongs to a Lathyrus-Pisum-Vavilovia clade with a clearly distinct status.
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- 2010