The domestication process in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) involves two independent events, within the Mesoamerican and Andean gene pools. This makes lima bean an excellent model to understand ...
The Phaseolus genus comprises more than 70 species, of which five have been domesticated, namely P. acutifolius A. Gray (tepary bean), P. coccineus L. (ayocote or runner bean), P. dumosus Macfady (num ...