The role of genetic resources in the improvement and development of new legume crop varieties [Articol]

Abstract

A decisive role in generating broad heritable variability in breeding material belongs to germplasm sources. The primary method for developing new ideotypes of pea, soybean, and bean is intraspecific hybridization followed by repeated individual selection. The results obtained represent a genetic advancement in the breeding of these crops, leading to the development of new varieties with high adaptability to natural stress factors, broad ecological plasticity, and minimal fluctuations in yield levels.