Table 1 Grain legumes used in this study and their closest wild relatives (D, domesticated; W, wild)
Common name | Domestication status | Scientific name | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
Peanut | W | Arachis monticola Krapov. & Rigoni | Argentina |
D | Arachis hypogaea L. | China | |
Chickpea | W | Cicer reticulatum Ladiz. | Turkey |
D | Cicer arietinum L. | Spain | |
Soybean | W | Glycine soja Sieber & Zucc. | Russia |
D | Glycine max (L.) Merrill | Japan | |
Vetch | W | Lathyrus cicera L. | Spain |
D | Lathyrus sativus L. | Greece | |
Lentil | W | Lens culinaris subsp. orientalis (Boiss.) Ponert | Cyprus |
D | Lens culinaris Medik. | Spain | |
Lupin | W | Lupinus luteus L. | Spain |
D | Lupinus luteus L. | Spain | |
Bean | W | Phaseolus lunatus L. | Peru |
D | Phaseolus lunatus L. | Colombia | |
Pea | W | Pisum sativum L. | Greece |
D | Pisum sativum L. | Spain | |
Faba bean | W | Vicia narbonensis L. | Spain |
D | Vicia faba L. | Spain | |
Cowpea | W | Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata (L.) Walp | Nigeria |
D | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | USA |