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Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Legumes pp 1–23Cite as

Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi) Breeding

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Adzuki bean [Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi], an annual pulse crop, belongs to the genus Vigna and subgenus Ceratotrapis. It provides nutritional elements for the human diet and fertilizes soil by nitrogen fixation. It has been traditionally planted and consumed in East and Southeast Asia, especially in China, Japan and Korea, so it came to be called the Asia legume. Adzuki bean was dispersed to other continents for commercial uses in recent decades. Wild adzuki bean (V. angularis var. nipponensis), considered to be the ancestor of cultivated adzuki bean, occurs in East Asia and in the Himalayan Region, which are presumed to be where the domestication of adzuki bean took place. Another wild form, V. nepalensis, called the weedy adzuki bean, is mainly found in Eastern Nepal and around. A large portion of adzuki bean germplasm has been collected and conserved in different gene banks. DNA marker analysis suggests that there are obvious genetic distinctions between different forms, but the diversity among cultivated germplasm is quite low, indicating that the wild forms could be an important genetic resource for breeding. However, the genetic and genomic studies on this species are lagging and include only low-density genetic maps and a few maps of genes. That is the reason conventional breeding of adzuki bean has achieved rapid improvement, while no modern biotechnology has yet been used in breeding.

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The authors are grateful to the China Agricultural Research System (CARS-08) and the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP) of CAAS.

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Appendices

Appendices

1.1.1 Appendix I: Research Institutes Concerned with Adzuki Bean

Institute

Specialization and research activities

Contact information and website

Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Germplasm collection, breeding and molecular markers

Dr. Lixia Wang

Wanglixia03@caas.cn

http://ics.caas.cn/

Kasetsart University

Genetic study and gene mapping

Dr. Prakit Somta

agrpks@ku.ac.th

http://www.ku.ac.th

Genetic Resources Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Wild germplasm collection and classification

Dr. Norihiko Tomooka

tomooka@affrc.go.jp

http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp

Hokkaido National Agricultural Experiment Station

Breeding

Dr. Sato Hitoshi

satohhs@agri.pref.hokkaido.jp

https://www.hro.or.jp/list/agricultural/research/tokachi/

Hokkaido University

Resistant study and breeding

Dr. Jun Abe

jabe@res.agr.hokudai.ac.jp

https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp

Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University

Genomic study

Dr. Suk-Ha Lee

sukhalee@snu.ac.kr

https://www.useoul.edu/

The World Vegetable Center

Germplasm collection and breeding

Dr. Ram Nair ramakrishnan.nair@worldveg.org

https://avrdc.org/

1.1.2 Appendix II: Genetic Resources of Adzuki Bean

Cultivars

Important traits

Cultivation location

Zhonghong 4

Good quality, resistant to mosaic virus and drought

China

Zhonghong 5

Good quality, suitable for bean paste

China

Jingnong 5

High yield, resistant to rust and powdery mildew

China

Jihong 352

Early mature, resistant to mosaic virus and leaf spot

China

Jihong 9218

Early mature, high yield, resistant to mosaic virus and leaf spot

China

Baihong 6

High yield, resistant to mosaic virus and root rot

North China

Jihong 6

High yield, resistant to leaf spot, drought and lodging

North China

Baohong 947

Good quality, high yield, wide adaptability

North China

Erimo syouzu

Good quality, high yield, cold tolerant, suitable for processing

Japan

Kitaromann

Early mature, resistant to stem rot, blight, lodging

Japan

Kitano otome

Resistant to stem rot/blight/lodging

Japan

Kotobuki syouzu

Resistant to stem rot

Japan

Syumari

Resistant to stem rot/blight, good quality

Japan

Kitaasuka

High yield, resistant to stem rot

Japan

Kitahotaru

White seed, resistant to stem rot/blight, suitable for processing

Japan

Toyomi dainagonn

Large seed, high yield, cold tolerant

Japan

Chungju

Resistant to mosaic virus and powdery mildew

Korea

Jungbu

High yield

Korea

Chilbo

Black seed, high yield

Korea

Kyungwon

Early mature, resistant to lodging

Korea

Seagil

Consistent maturity, special use for New Year cakes

Korea

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Wang, L., Wang, J., Cheng, X. (2019). Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi) Breeding. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Legumes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23400-3_1

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