
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Avila, C. M. 
A1  - Atienza, S. G. 
A1  - Moreno, M. T. 
A1  - Torres, A. M. 
T1  - Isozyme characterisation of <emph type="2">Vicia</emph> <emph type="2">faba</emph> germplasm: genetic interpretation and applications
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 54
IS  - 4
SP  - 409
EP  - 421
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR02128 
N2  - Eighteen isozyme systems were assayed to characterise 147 accessions of Vicia faba L. from different origins, including the 4 known botanical types (major, equina, minor, and paucijuga). The most polymorphic isozyme systems were aspartate aminotransferase (AAT), fructokinase (FK), phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD), peroxidase (PRX), and super-oxide dismutase (SOD), which provide a discriminatory tool for evaluating and characterising collections. The study also detected possible contamination or some degree of heterozygosity within certain inbred lines. New alleles were detected for the isozyme systems AAT, aconitase (ACO), and PRX. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the fructose-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA) system is described in V. faba. The use of allozymic variation in germplasm identification and characterisation, breeding programs, and other genetic studies on the species is discussed. 
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