1 Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Genomes Analysis, Faculty of Sciences and Technics, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 PO Box: 526, Cotonou, Benin.
2 Laboratory of Genetics and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Sciences and Technics, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 PO Box: 526, Cotonou, Benin.
3 Innovative Hub for Research in Africa (IHfRA), 2409 PO Box: 762 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
4 Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, 05 PO Box: 1752, Cotonou, Benin.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(02), 331–345
Received on 01 December 2021; revised on 10 February 2022; accepted on 12 February 2022
The local cultivars of the Phaseolus genus present within the local communities constitute a considerable source of genes and consequently of genetic diversity which would lead to success of the varietal creation of beans. Nevertheless, these resources suffer from a significant genetic erosion because of the climatic requirement but also of the difficulties related to their cultivation methods. The objective of this study is to identify the phenotypical distinctive features of the species of the Phaseolus genus cultivated in Benin for a permanent management. To achieve this goal, an agro-morphological characterization was carried out on two years (2019-2020) from March to August of each, at Ahossougbéta (Abomey-Calavi) following a completely randomized blocks design with three replications. Data were collected on twenty-three measured characters on 88 accessions. Data were subjected to the descriptive analysis, the analysis of variance and the multivariate analyses. Results showed a great variability among the accessions for the studied cultivars. Three major groups were identified and were characterized by the AFD. The studied cultivars were characterized more by the shape of the first leaves, the color of the flowers, the color of the integuments, the width of the pods, times of flowering and appearance of the pods and the width and the length of the pods. These results are significantly important for the classification of beans species of the Phaseolus genus. In addition, morphological and molecular genetic characterizations are necessary within each specie in order to define strategies for the improvement and the conservation of their genetic resources in Benin.
Phaseolus spp; Hierarchical Ascendant Classification (CAH); Discriminant Factorial Analysis (AFD); Abomey-Calavi; Benin
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Houssou Wilfried Milognon, Antoine Abel Missihoun, Jonas Boco, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo and Clement Agbangla. Agro-morphological characterization of beans of the phaseolus genus and identification of their cultivated species in Benin (West Africa). World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(2), 331-345. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.2.0669