The Search for Wild Relatives of Cool Season Legumes

This work is a result of 40 years of research, mainly by the authors, on wild relatives of seven important cool season legumes. The primary aim of this research was to identifying the potential of wild relatives of these legumes for breeding purposes. Stu

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Gideon Ladizinsky • Shahal Abbo

The Search for Wild Relatives of Cool Season Legumes

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Gideon Ladizinsky The RH Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel

Shahal Abbo The RH Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel

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Preface

The origin and domestication of legumes de