Phaseolus lunatus L. collected in the Danube Delta

Abstract

During a joint collecting mission of the Germplasm Resource Laboratories (I.C.C.P.T. Fundulea and the Agronomy Institute, Cluj-Napoca) Lima bean (Phaseoulus lunatus L.) has been found at Chilia Veche in cultivation in Danube Delta. The collected sample belongs to supraconvar. lunatus convar. inamoenus (L.) h. l. prevar. inamoenonanus h. l. being a new species in the cultivated flora of Romania. Results and problems connected with his accession are discussed.

Keywords

• lima bean
• genetic resources
• Phaseolus lunatus