S. Benouis1,2*, H.A. Reguieg Yssaad1, E.H. Bouziani1, I. Khedim1 1Laboratory of Biodiversity and Conservation of Water and Soils, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis, Mostaganem, Algeria 2Scientific and Technical Research Center on Arid Regions (CRS

N. Velcheva*, S. Petrova Agricultural Academy, Institute of Plant Genetic Resources K. Malkov, 2 Druzhba Str., 4122 Sadovo, Bulgaria (Manuscript received 20 May 2020; accepted for publication 24 July 2020) Abstract. Evaluation of genetic diversity among landraces could be an invaluabl