Thermopsis turcica, Endemic to Afyonkarahisar: Its Past, Today and Gaining to Economy

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Thermopsis turcica belonging to Thermopsis genus of Fabaceae family shows only a natural distribution in the province of Afyonkarahisar and it’s regarded as one of the most important wild genomic resource of Turkey. Today, sectional distribution area of this endemic species is the south of Eber Lake and southwest of Akşehir Lake within the border of Afyonkarahisar. In situ and ex situ conservation efforts have been done for Thermopsis turcica, which is categorized as critically endangered plant species according to the IUCN criteria. The property of producing multiple free fruits from a single flower makes this species very different within about 18000 plant species belonging to Fabaceae family. It is necessary to determine the molecular mechanisms controlling the unusual flower and fruit morphologies of Thermopsis turcica at genomics and proteomics levels. In the light of this knowledge, the providing of this gene resource into the economy will be important through the transferring of the multi-carpellated feature to the cultivated plants.

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Afyonkarahisar , Endemic , Thermopsis turcica , Wild Genetic Resource , Multi , carpellated , Provide to Economy

Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Science an‎d Engineering

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Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Science an‎d Engineering