tepary bean


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tepary bean

[′tep·ə·rē ‚bēn]
(botany)
Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius. One of the four species of beans of greatest economic importance in the United States.
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Drought tolerant crops and high protein leguminous crops that include tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) have over the years been largely ignored and neglected by research as minor crops.
Climate smart crops for food and nutritional security for semi-arid zones of Zimbabwe
Fertile backcross and allotetraploid plants from crosses between tepary beans and common beans.
Registration of common bacterial blight resistant dark red kidney bean germplasm line USDK-CBB-15
They subsequently used the multiple-needle and razorblade inoculation techniques to develop dry bean breeding lines with the highest level of resistance to common bacterial blight from the common x tepary bean interspecific populations.
Gamete selection for resistance to common and halo bacterial blights in dry bean intergene pool populations
"Our goal must be something beyond blue corn chips, tepary bean dips, amaranth candy, sunflower seed snacks and ornamental chiles.
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Interspecific hybrids between common and tepary bean were first obtained with a great deal of effort by Honma (1956) for a few genotypes, including a Great Northern line and four tepary bean accessions.
Introgression in common bean x tepary bean interspecific congruity-backcross lines as measured by AFLP markers
Interspecific hyridization between common and tepary bean: Increased hybrid embryo growth, fertility, and efficiency of hybridization through recurrent and congruity backcrossing.
Comparison of sources and lines selected for drought resistance in common bean. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology)
Tepary beans thrive in hot, dry conditions, and they have a remarkably high protein content that ranges between 23 percent and 30 percent.
Finding the right bean
Domesticated and wild tepary bean: Field performance with and without drought stress.
Broadening the genetic base of common bean cultivars: a review. (Review & Interpretation)
Both lines, XAN 263 and XAN 309, derive their CBB resistance from the tepary bean, and also possess small red seed, Type II growth habit, and I gene for BCM resistance.
Registration of Common Bacterial Blight Resistant Dry Bean Germplasm VAX 1, VAX 3, and VAX 4
Field performance of selected tepary bean germplasm in the tropics.
Relationship between Relative Water Content, Nitrogen Pools, and Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray during Water Deficit
coccineus) accessions and the highest levels in tepary bean (P.
Resistance to Common Bacterial Blight Among Phaseolus Species and Common Bean Improvement
(1998b) observed disease severity was correlated with yield loss in tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A.
Inheritance and QTl analysis of field resistance to Ashy stem blight in common bean

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