Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?

Some historical aspects and 2 possible reasons for the domestication of Phaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatus are considered, namely, that (1) bean domestication occurred at least 8000 yr ago in the southern Peruvian Andes, as a food plant, or that (2) beans were domesticated for different reasons and t...

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Autor principal: Debouck, Daniel G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88649
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description Some historical aspects and 2 possible reasons for the domestication of Phaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatus are considered, namely, that (1) bean domestication occurred at least 8000 yr ago in the southern Peruvian Andes, as a food plant, or that (2) beans were domesticated for different reasons and then used as food plants. Some kind of aesthetical selection accounts for the diversity of many crops in the New World, which ended when bean domestication started, resulting in undesirable consequences such as the relatively high levels of cyanogenic glucosides in some P. lunatus cv. (CIAT)
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spelling CGSpace886492023-06-12T19:07:26Z Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value? Debouck, Daniel G. phaseolus vulgaris phaseolus lunatus domestication selection domesticacion selección Some historical aspects and 2 possible reasons for the domestication of Phaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatus are considered, namely, that (1) bean domestication occurred at least 8000 yr ago in the southern Peruvian Andes, as a food plant, or that (2) beans were domesticated for different reasons and then used as food plants. Some kind of aesthetical selection accounts for the diversity of many crops in the New World, which ended when bean domestication started, resulting in undesirable consequences such as the relatively high levels of cyanogenic glucosides in some P. lunatus cv. (CIAT) 1989 2017-10-12T08:03:41Z 2017-10-12T08:03:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88649 en Open Access DEBOUCK, D.G. 1989. Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?. Bean Improvement Cooperative. Annual Report (USA). (32):62-63.
spellingShingle phaseolus vulgaris
phaseolus lunatus
domestication
selection
domesticacion
selección
Debouck, Daniel G.
Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title_full Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title_fullStr Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title_full_unstemmed Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title_short Early beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. Lunatus) L. domesticated for their aesthetic value?
title_sort early beans phaseolus vulgaris l and p lunatus l domesticated for their aesthetic value
topic phaseolus vulgaris
phaseolus lunatus
domestication
selection
domesticacion
selección
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/88649
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