Towards the re-introduction of grass pea ( Lathyrus sativus) in the West Balkan Countries: The case of Serbia and Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Vetchlings ( Lathyrus spp.) are widely distributed in both Serbia and Srpska, and represent a valuable component of local floras all over the Balkan Peninsula. Despite this and the existence of a traditional Serbian name for grass pea ( Lathyrus sativus L.), sastrica, and a pan-Slavic name for all v...

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Published in:Food and chemical toxicology 2011-03, Vol.49 (3), p.650-654
Main Authors: MikiAe, A, MihailoviAe, V, Aeupina, B, AeuriAe, B, KrstiAe, Ae, VasiAe, M, VasiljeviAe, S, KaragiAe, Ae, AeorAe'eviAe, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bosnia and Herzegovina - epidemiology
Breeding
crossing
cultivars
Forage dry matter yield
Genetic resources
Genetic Variation
Grain yield
Grass pea
Humans
landraces
Lathyrism - epidemiology
Lathyrism - etiology
Lathyrus
Lathyrus - chemistry
Lathyrus - genetics
Lathyrus - toxicity
Lathyrus sativus
legumes
Neurotoxins - chemistry
Neurotoxins - metabolism
people
Serbia - epidemiology
toxicology
vegetable crops
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Summary:Vetchlings ( Lathyrus spp.) are widely distributed in both Serbia and Srpska, and represent a valuable component of local floras all over the Balkan Peninsula. Despite this and the existence of a traditional Serbian name for grass pea ( Lathyrus sativus L.), sastrica, and a pan-Slavic name for all vetchlings, grahor, today they are almost forgotten crops. The joint action of the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops and the Faculty of Agriculture is aimed at re-introducing grass pea and other vetchlings as multifunctional crops. Within the legume collection in the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, a small Lathyrus spp. collection, including about 100 accessions of 16 species, most of them being grass pea, was established in 2002. The landraces of grass pea were collected in several regions of Serbia and Srpska, where they are used for human consumption. Grass pea is commonly used boiled and along with other pulses, with no reports on lathyrism among the local people. The first Serbian breeding programme in Novi Sad produced already two grass pea lines that were registered in November 2009 under the names of Studenica and Sitnica, developed from the crosses of Polish cultivars and local Serbian landraces.
ISSN:0278-6915
1873-6351
DOI:10.1016/j.fct.2010.07.052