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Nuñas are a group of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) varieties, whose grains are consumed after toasting in their original Andean habitats. Nowadays, these varieties are restricted to certain parts of the highlands of Peru and Bolivia. Linguistic, ethnobotanical, and archaeological data suggest that they were grown in that zone during pre-Hispanic times. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis shows a wide range of phaseolin types among nuñas, many of which are present in sympatric wild forms. This paper discusses the possibility that nuñas resulted from an early and widely applied selection pressure during bean domestication in the Andes. / Las nuñas o 'frijoles reventones' son un grupo de variedades de frijol común de las cuales los granos se consumen tostados en su hábitat original en los Andes. Este hábitat se restringe en la actualidad a algunas partes altas del Perú y de Bolivia. Los datos linguísticos, etnobotánicos y arqueológicos dejan suponer una presencia pre-Hispánica en la zona. Los análisis electroforéticos en SDS-PAGE muestran una amplia gama de tipos de faseolina, varios de estos presentes en formas silvestres simpátricas. Se discute la posibilidad que las nuñas corresponden a una presión selectiva aplicada en forma temprana y amplia en el proceso de domesticación del frijol en los Andes.
Interdisciplinary in scope, Economic Botany bridges the gap between pure and applied botany by focusing on the uses of plants by people. The foremost publication of its kind in this field, Economic Botany documents the rich relationship that has always exixted between plants and people around the world, encompassing the past, present, and potential uses of plants. The issues contain original research articles, review articles, book reviews, annotated bibliotheca, notes on economic plants, and instructions to contributors. Established in 1947 by Dr. Edmund J. Fulling, this journal has been the official publication of the Society for Economic Botany since 1959.
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