It seems that beans have nice genetic composition based on the seed coat colour Tanay
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:29 AM, usha lachungpa <[email protected]> wrote: > *Phaseolus coccineus* from Lachung, North Sikkim (*c. *3000m), a vanishing > Botanical Heirloom left behind by Finnish Missionaries > This Scarlet Runner Bean sample has been deposited in the National Gene > Bank under two accessions by NBPGR, who also sent us the nutritive analysis. > > This high protein, low fat, high fibre bean locally called Lachung Tibi or > 'Tibi-shonglon' by Lachungpa tribals is one of the under-utilized foods that > is bowing out under the onslaught of various other foods introduced by our > Horticulture Dept. > > Earlier my sister-in-law was selling these large colourful beans to > road construction coolies for Rs. 12/- per kilo. After we sent the beans to > NBPGR and got the information, we added value by making a label with the > information and today tourists are buying the same for upto Rs. 100/-. > However it is still a vanishing crop buried in a high altitude village > with minuscule land holdings coupled with more emphasis on tourism industry, > construction of hotels, roads, etc. > > Usha > -- > Usha Ganguli-Lachungpa > Sr. Research Officer (WL) > Dept. of Forest, Env. & WL Mgmt. > Government of Sikkim > Deorali, Gangtok 737102 > Tel/Fax:91-3592-280402; > Cell:094340-25273 > [email protected] > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
