NEW YORK STATE 2018 DRY BEAN CULTIVAR TRIAL REPORT Dark Red Kidneys, Light Red Kidneys, Black Turtle and Cranberry

James Ballerstein - Research Support Specialist, Horticulture Section New York State Agricultural Experiment Station - Cornell University, Geneva, New York

Stephen Reiners – Professor and Chair, Horticulture Section New York State Agricultural Experiment Station - Cornell University, Geneva, New York

PROCEDURE AND MATERIALS Location: NYS Agricultural Research Farm – Gates Road, Geneva - soil type - Lima silt loam Planting Dates: 6/14/18 Row Width: 30 inches, Row length: 30 ft. In-row Spacing: (Kidneys and cranberries – 5-6 seeds/ft., blacks, navies and small reds - 6-8 seeds/ft.) Conventional Tillage Fertilizer: 300#/A of 8-14-21 Herbicide: Basagran, Reflex and Raptor post emergence (6/26) Planter - Two Row Monosem Vacuum Planter Plot Size: 1 row 35 ft long - 4 replications (4 replications harvested)

The objective of this trial was to compare the performance of new varieties with the industry standard varieties in terms of yield, maturity, height of pods, disease resistance, adaptation to NYS growing conditions and quality. This was accomplished in cooperation with the NYS Dry Bean Industry in an attempt to find new, higher quality, and disease resistant varieties that are adapted to our climate and soil conditions.

For both replicated and observation entries, yield of ten feet per replication was obtained by pulling the plants and hand picking the pods. An Almeco thresher was used to shell the pods. Seeds were hand graded to remove the splits and blemished seeds prior to processing. Seed count is a true sample of what was harvested.

Soil moisture was minimal at planting. Supplemental irrigation was provided. It was dry and warm until the end of July when rains began. Moisture after this was excessive. Dry down was difficult and we hand harvested and finished drying in a building. The big take home from this was plants had pinned and had set pods when rainfall kicked the plants back to vegetative stage and they put on more leaves. This resulted in secondary set and closing of canopy. Heavy rains also knocked down all plants to some degree. For this reason, I did not try to estimate plant habit or plant height and width. Maturities were difficult to estimate as well. See the weather insert at the end of the summary for a breakdown of temperatures and precipitation over the growing season.

Interested seed reps and industry were invited to visit and a few looked at the beans in earlySeptember. Furman Foods processed each cultivar for the cutting in March. A cutting was held on March 15th to evaluate canned product. Evaluations of the canned product are included in Table 4.

Jim Ballerstein, NYSAES, 630 West N. Street, Hedrick Hall, Geneva, NY 14456-0462 315-787-2223 (phone) jwb2@cornell.edu(email)

We wish to thank the NYS Dry Bean Association and cooperating seed companies ADM, Provita and Treasure Valley for their financial support of the project. John McCreedy was extremelyhelpful in helping plan the trial. We especially want to thank Chuck Paige, Kim Raczka and Sandy from Furman Foods, Inc. for processing the seed for the industry cutting.

Special thanks to my crew - Floyd Baker, Alison Mahoney, Kim Day, Noah Czadzeck and Jeremy Frere for their assistance in day to day operations.

Table of Contents

Page 1 Title Page

Page 2 Table of Contents

Page 3 Table 1 - Cultivar List

Page 4 & 5 Table 2 – Plant Characteristics

Page 6 & 7 Table 3 - Yield

Page 9 -12 Table 4. Canned Evaluation

Pages 13 – 15 Additional comments (includes canned evaluations)

Pages 16-20 Seed Company Descriptions

Page 20 March 15 canned product demonstration.

Table 1. Cultivar List Dark Red Kidney

16766 Provita Vero ADM Etna (std) TV

Cranberry continued: Chaparral Provita Epic Provita 9431 Provita Rampart (09434) Provita

151011 Provita 15981 Provita Red Hawk (std) MSU/TV Red Rover Seminis/TV Dynasty Canada

Blacks

Light Red Kidney

Black Bear (12576) Provita Black Tails (13489) Provita 13503 Provita 13505 Provita Spectre (14497) Provita BlackBeard (14506) Provita

Eclipse (std) Provita B1048276 ADM B8006282 ADM B3036368 ADM B5054341 ADM Zenith (std) TV Zorro (std) TV T39 (std) TV Pinto

Big Red Provita Red Zone Provita Ronnie's Red TV 6269 Provita 9363 Provita 15907 Provita 15926 Provita L1020316 ADM Pink Panther Seminis/TV

Cal Early (std) TV Inferno Canada White Kidney Snowden MSU Yeti Canada Beluga MSU

Vibrant Provita Radiant Provita La Paz Provita Monterrey Provita Navy

Cranberry 151085 Provita 151084 Provita 151093 Provita 151106 Provita

16760 Provita 16761 Provita 16764 Provita

Medalist ADM Merlin ADM Small Red Viper TV Ruby TV Merlot TV

TV - Treasure Valley,MSU - Michigan State University

NDSU - North Dakota State University

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Table 2. Plant Characteristics (varieties listed in order of maturity)

Cultivar

Plant Habit (rating)

Plt ht. (in)

Plt width (in)

Pod length (in.)

Maturity (days compared to std)

rated 9/9

DRK Red Hawk (std) na na na 5-5.5 0 Rampart na na na 5-6.5 0 Epic na na na 5.75-6 0 151011 na na na 4.5-5.5 0 Chaparral na na na 5.5-6 plus 1 Red Rover na na na 5.0-6 plus 1 9431 na na na 6.75-7 plus 2 15981 na na na 5.5-6.25 plus 2 Dynasty na na na 5.5-5 plus 2 LRK 9363 na na na 4.5-5.5 minus 2 Cal Early (std) na na na 5.0-6 0 Big Red na na na 5.0-6 0 Pink Panther std na na na 5 0 Ronnie's Red na na na 5.0-6 plus 2 6269 na na na 5.5-6.5 plus 2 15907 na na na 5.0-6 plus 2 15926 na na na 5.0-6 plus 2 Red Zone na na na 5.75-6.5 plus 3 L1020316 na na na 5-5.5 plus 3 Inferno na na na 5.0-6 plus 3 White Kidney Snowden na na na 5.5-6 minus 2 Beluga (st) na na na 4.5-5.5 0 Yeti na na na 5-5.5 plus 2 Cranberry 16766 na na na 4.5-6 minus 2 16760 na na na 5.5-5 minus 1 Etna (std) na na na 5-5.5 0 151085 na na na 4.5-5.5 plus 1 151093 na na na 5-5.5 plus 1 151106 na na na 4.5-5.5 plus 1 16761 na na na 4.5-5 plus 1 16764 na na na 4.25-5.5 plus 1 Vero na na na 4.5-5.5 plus 1 151084 na na na 5.5-6 plus 2

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Table 2. Plant Characteristics continued:

Cultivar

Plant Habit (rating)

Plt ht. (in)

Plt width (in)

Pod length (in.)

Maturity (days compared to std)

rated 9/9

Blacks B1048276 na na na 3.5-4 minus 2 B8006282 na na na 3.5-4 minus 2 B3036368 na na na 3.5-4 minus 2 Eclipse (std) na na na 3.5-4 minus 1 B5054341 na na na 3.5-4.5 minus 1 Zenith (std) na na na 3.5-4 0 Zorro (std) na na na 3.75-4 0 Black Tails na na na 3.5-4 0 13503 na na na 3-3.5 plus 1 13505 na na na 3.25-3.75 plus 1 14497 na na na 2.75-3.5 plus 3 Black Bear na na na 4-4.5 plus 3 14506 na na na 4-4.5 plus 4 T39 (std) na na na 3.5-4 plus 4 Pinto Vibrant na na na 4-4.5 0 Radiant na na na na 0 La Paz (std) na na na 4.0-5 0 Monterrey na na na 4.0-5 0 Navy Medalist (std) na na na 3-3.5 0 Merlin na na na 3 0 Small Red Viper (std) na na na 4-4.5 0 Ruby na na na 3.5-4 0 Merlot na na na 3.5-4.5 0 Plant Habit - The uprightness of the plant and ability to keep pods off the ground.

Heavy rains knocked plants down making it difficult to give ameaningful evaluation.

Plant Height - From soil surface to top of the plants. Unable to do.

Plant Width - Howwide the plant was which also indicates plant habit to some degree.

Pod length (inches)- ten random pods weremeasured and the range listed

Maturity - As pods dried down, they were compared to the standards of each group which were assigned a zero days.

Maturity was difficult to estimate due to regrowth of plants after drought.

Table 3. Yield (varieties listed in order of maturity)

Cultivar

Seeds per pod (10 pod sample)

Moisture %

Count per lb. Plants/ft

Lbs per acre

Bushels per acre

Dark Red Kidney Red Hawk (std) 4 to 5 14.2 818 3.9 1590 26.5 Rampart (09434) 5 13.7 852 3.7 1842 30.7 Epic 5 to 6 14.1 734 4.6 2086 34.8 151011 4 15.2 975 4.7 1371 22.9 Chaparral 5 13.6 914 4.6 1786 29.8 Red Rover 4 to 5 14.3 756 3.8 1971 32.8 9431 5 to 6 14.8 787 4.6 1957 32.6 15981 4 to 5 12.5 771 4.7 1181 19.7 Dynasty 5 to 6 13.9 711 3.7 2165 36.1 Light Red Kidney 9363 5 to 6 10.3 746 4.6 1928 32.1 Cal Early (std) 4 to 5 11.3 757 4.3 1627 27.1 Big Red 5 11.9 752 4.0 1661 27.7 Pink Panther std 4 to 5 11.6 756 4.0 1807 30.1 Ronnie's Red 4 to 6 12.5 731 4.6 2118 35.3 6269 5 to 6 11.6 820 4.7 976 16.3 15907 4 to 5 12.8 762 4.2 1875 31.2 15926 5 14.0 695 4.2 1919 32.0 Red Zone 4 to 5 12.3 779 4.3 2370 39.5 L1020316 4 to 5 12.3 844 4.2 2232 37.2 Inferno 5 to 6 14.2 744 4.9 2781 46.4 White Kidney Snowden 5 13.9 686 2.9 1921 32.0 Beluga 4 13.7 789 3.9 1502 25.0 Yeti 4 to 5 14.1 746 3.9 1688 28.1

Cranberry 16766 6 11.0 745 4.7 2057 34.3 16760 5 13.4 768 4.9 2161 36.0 Etna (std) 5 to 7 13.0 745 4.3 2422 40.4 151085 4 to 6 13.6 689 3.8 2754 45.9 151093 6 to 7 14.6 799 3.6 2541 42.4 151106 5 to 7 11.0 827 3.0 1494 24.9 16761 6 13.7 733 4.4 2410 40.2 16764 5 to 6 14.5 744 4.5 2070 34.5 Vero 4 to 5 13.6 744 4.2 2028 33.8 151084 6 15.2 762 3.3 1903 31.7

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Cultivar

p p (10 pod sample)

Moisture %

Count per lb. Plants/ft

Lbs per acre

Bushels per acre

Blacks B1048276 7 to 8 8.0 2444 7.2 2410 40.2

B8006282 5 to 8 7.6 2557 6.9 2274 37.9

B3036368 6 to 8 7.8 2394 6.8 2453 40.9

Eclipse (std) 6 to 7 11.7 2377 5.9 1944 32.4

B5054341 7 8.0 2428 6.6 2543 42.4

Zenith 6 to 7 12.0 2066 5.1 2694 44.9

Zorro (std) 7 12.5 2187 5.5 2608 43.5 Black Tails (13489) 5 to 7 7.9 2388 6.7 2608 43.5 13503 6 to 7 8.1 2380 6.3 2230 37.2 13505 6 to 7 7.7 2484 7.2 2274 37.9 14497 5 to 6 9.5 2205 6.0 2230 37.2 Black Bear (12576) 7 to 8 10.7 2457 6.2 2270 37.8 14506 7 to 8 11.2 2048 6.5 2072 34.5 T39 (std) 6 to 7 11.6 2254 6.5 2535 42.3 Pinto Vibrant 6 11.5 1444 6.0 2263 37.7 Radiant na 12.2 1407 6.0 2276 37.9 La Paz 6 15.2 1366 7.6 2793 46.5 Monterrey 4 to 8 13.0 1343 6.8 2708 45.1 Navy Medalist 6 12.9 2604 7.1 2689 44.8 Merlin 5 to 6 9.9 2430 7.1 3182 53.0 Small Red Viper 5 to 6 13.1 1578 7.7 2668 44.5 Ruby 5 13.5 1537 7.4 2681 44.7 Merlot 5 12.5 1380 5.7 2712 45.2

Seeds per pod - Ten pods were opened and the seeds counted. The range is listed.

Average moisture - After threshing, a moisture meterwas used to determine moisture %. This was the time

that count per poundwas also determined.

Average count per pound - 100 seeds were weighed and extrapoloated for a count per pound.

Average plants per foot - The number of plants in the 10 foot yield plot listed as plants per foot.

Average pounds per acre - 10 ft of plot were harvested and threshed. This yield was extrapolated to a pounds per acre.

Average bushels per acre - Pounds per acre divided by 60 lbs per bushel.

Additional Comments Dark Red Kidney Red Hawk (std) – Standard for the dark red category, seemed to be one of the earliest of this group, seeds a bit small but decent yield, yield variability across replications.

Rampart – Similar maturity as Red Hawk, seeds a bit small but good yield, yield variability across the replications (19 bushels – 43 bushels).

Epic (DRK09430) – Similar maturity as Red Hawk, good sized seeds and good yield, very uniform seed size and yield across the replications.

151011 – Similar maturity as Red Hawk, pods a bit shorter than others of this class, small seeds and lower yield.

Chaparral – Maybe a day behind Red Hawk, smaller seeds, decent yield.

Red Rover – Maybe a day behind Red Hawk, good seed size and yield, good seed size and yield, yield variability across replications.

DRK09431 – Roughly two or more days behind Red Hawk, long pods, good seed size and yield.

15981 – Roughly two or more days behind Red Hawk, long pods, good sized seeds, lower yield.

Dynasty – Roughly two or more days behind Red Hawk, best yield and biggest seeds of this class, good seed size and yield uniformity across the replications.

Light Red Kidney LRK09363 – earliest maturing of this type- maybe a day or two ahead of Cal Early, decent seed size and good yield, good yield uniformity across the replications,

Cal Early – standard for the light red category, used to compare maturities of others, decent seed size and good yield, good yield uniformity across the replications,

Big Red – similar maturity to Cal Early this year, decent seed size and good yield, good yield uniformity across the replications,

Pink Panther – standard for the light red category, similar maturity to Cal Early this year, decent seed size and good yield, yield a bit variable across replications,

Ronnie’s Red (09360) – at least a couple days behind Cal Early, decent seed size and good yield,yield a bit variable across replications,

6269 – at least a couple days behind Cal Early, seeds a bit bigger than most, did not yield,

15907 – at least a couple days behind Cal Early, decent seed size and good yield, very good yield uniformity across the replications,

15926 – at least a couple days behind Cal Early, largest seeds of this group and made a decent yield, good yield uniformity across the replications,

Red Zone – roughly three or more days behind Cal Early, decent seed size and good yield, yield a bit variable across replications,

L1020316 – roughly three or more days behind Cal Early, decent seed size and good yield, very good yield uniformity across the replications,

Inferno – roughly three or more days behind Cal Early, best yield (one rep was lower at 29 but other three reps very uniform yield) and good seed size,

Additional comments continued: White Kidney Snowden – a few days ahead of Beluga, a longer pod, possibly a seed more per pod, biggest seed of the three, plant population the lowest, yields variable among the replications but the average yield was the best of the three whites.

Beluga – was considered the standard, a few days behind Snowden little smaller seed than Snowden, some discoloration of the seeds, lowest yield of the three and quite variable among the replications.

Yeti – later maturity than others, seed size was similar to Beluga, decent yield,

Cranberry16766 –looked to be the earliest - roughly two days ahead of Etna, similar size seed as Etna, good yield - nice yield uniformity among replication.

16760 – not quite as early as 16766 but still a bit ahead of Etna, similar seed size as Etna, good yield - nice yield uniformity among replications.

Etna (std) – considered the standard for the cranberry type, good seed size, very good yield.

151085 – maybe a day later than Etna, largest seeds of the group, best yield.

151093 – maybe a day later than Etna, seeds a bit smaller than most others, very good yield.

151106 – maybe a day later than Etna, smallest seeds of the group, lowest yield.

16761 – nice yield uniformity among replications, good sized seeds, very good yield.

16764 – maybe a day later than Etna, good sized seeds, good yield.

Vero – maybe a day later than Etna, good sized seeds, good yield.

151084 - maybe two days later than Etna, good sized seeds, good yield.

Blacks B1048276 – estimated to be two days ahead of Zorro and Zenith, very good yield.

B8006282 – estimated to be two days ahead of Zorro and Zenith, the smallest seeds of the type,

B3036368 – estimated to be two days ahead of Zorro and Zenith, very good yield.

Eclipse – Estimated to be one day ahead of Zorro and Zenith, shorter plants, the lowest yield. This one could be planted at a shorter between the rows spacing to increase yield per acre.

B5054341 – Pods just a bit longer than others, estimated to be one day ahead of Zorro and Zenith, very good yield.

Zenith (std) – Considered a standard for this type, assigned zero days maturity to compare against, larger seeds than most others, very good (best) yield.

Zorro (std) - Considered a standard for this type, assigned zero days maturity to compare against, very good yield.

Black Tails - Estimated to very similar in maturity to Zenith and Zorro, very good yield.

Additional comments continued: Blacks 13503 – Pods just a bit shorter than others, estimated to be one day later than Zenith and Zorro, good yield.

13505 – pods just a bit shorter than others, estimated to be one day later than Zenith and Zorro, good yield.

Spectre (14497) – pods just a bit shorter than others, estimated to be three days later than Zenith and Zorro, good yield.

Black Bear (12576) – pods just a bit longer than others, estimated to be three days later than Zenith and Zorro, good yield.

BlackBeard (14506) – pods just a bit longer than others, estimated to be four days later than Zenith and Zorro, larger seeds than most others, decent yield.

T39 (std) – considered the old standard for this type, estimated to be four days later than Zenith and Zorro, good yield.

Pinto Vibrant – relatively the same maturity as others, slightly smaller seed than others, good yield.

Radiant – relatively the same maturity as others, seed just a bit bigger than Vibrant, good yield.

La Paz – considered the standard of this type, relatively the same maturity as others, seed size a bit smaller than Monterrey, essentially the same yield as Monterrey but numerically the best.

Monterrey – relatively the same maturity as others, slightly larger seed than others, very similar yield as La Paz.

NavyMedalist – relatively the same maturity as Merlin, seed size a bit smaller than Merlin, lower yield than Merlin.

Merlin – relatively the same maturity as Medalist, a bit bigger seed than Medalist, the better yield of the two navy types.

Small Red Viper – considered the standard of the this type, relatively the same maturity as the other two, the same seed size as Ruby, essentially the same yield as other two.

Ruby – relatively the same maturity as the other two, the same seed size as Viper, essentially the same yield as other two.

Merlot – relatively the same maturity as the other two, larger seeds than other two, numericallythe best yield but essentially the same as the other two.

Cutting Evaluations from Industry On March 15, industry and growers looked at canned product of everything we evaluated in thefield. We had salt and sauce for both the dark and light red kidneys, Ca8 and Ca12 for the white kidneys, salt for the cranberries, FG added and non FG for the blacks, Pintos had Ca9, Navies were both salt and sauce and Small Reds were in a salt brine. Many people evaluated the product but the comments below are a summary of Furman and Hanover who had the most expertise in looking at processed product.

Dark Red Kidney 151011 – Best of the group. Good color and minimal cracks.

Red Hawk – Just a bit behind 151011 for overall characteristics.

9431 - On the low end of the range and considered poor.

Epic – On the low end of the range and considered poor.

All others were considered average.

Light Red Kidney Cal Early – Best of the group.

Inferno – Just a bit behind Cal Early overall.

9363 – Considered the worst of the group.

Ronnie’s Red – Also considered poor.

All others considered average.

White KidneyNothing stood out. All three looked similar and acceptable.

CranberryComment that these are mostly packaged and hard to evaluate as canned. All looked similar canned. Minimal dry seed differences.

Blacks BlackBeard (506) – Head and shoulders better than all the rest both in the FG and non FG. Very nice again this year.

T39 - Considered the poorest of the group.

Pinto Canned product all similar and considered acceptable. Vibrant and Radiant lighter colored dry seed.

NavyBoth Medalist and Merlin considered good, but Medalist just a bit better.

Small Red Viper considered the best with best color, non cracking and uniformity. Ruby and Merlot still considered acceptable. Suggestion for next year is the addition of Cayenne.

Huge thanks to Furman Foods (Especially Sandy) for their canning of all of these cultivars!

Future Work These trials will be continued in 2019.

Seed Company Description Dark Red Kidney Red Hawk (std) – MSU/TV, mid to main season maturity (5 days earlier than Montcalm), more erect plant and better dry down than Montcalm, resistant to mosaic virus, rust and races 7 and 73 of anthracnose, equivalent to Isles in resistance to halo blight, excellent canning quality similar to Montcalm. Rampart – Provita, 93-97 days or 3 days earlier than Montcalm, approximate seed count is 1008 per pound or slightly smaller than Montcalm, preliminary testing has shown resistance to BCMV, some tolerance to Common Bacterial Blight, yield advantage over Red Hawk and Red Rover, average canning characteristics.

Epic (DRK09430) – Provita, matures 101-105 days or about the same maturity as Montcalm but preliminary data shows a yield advantage over Montcalm, Red Hawk and Red Rover, approximate seed count is 811 seeds per pound, good seed appearance and seed shape, average canning characteristics compared to Montcalm, preliminary testing has shown resistance to bean common mosaic virus and early data from CSU rust screening nursery has shown it may tolerate Rust a little better than Montcalm.

151011 – Provita, Early/Mid season maturity. Excellent yield potential for a variety in this maturity range. Has shown good tolerance to CBB.

Chaparral – Provita, matures 103-107 days or about the same as Montcalm, about 939 seeds per pound, good seed appearance and shape, preliminary data shows yield advantage over Montcalm, Red Hawk and Red Rover; preliminary testing has shown resistance to BCMV, average canning characteristics similar to Montcalm.

Red Rover – Seminis/TV, main season (90-95 days), erect, determinate bush plant, resistance to Aphanomyces root rot, high yield potential, good canned quality.

Spire (09431) – Provita, 95-99 days or about the same maturity as Montcalm but preliminary data shows a yield advantage over Montcalm, Red Hawk and Red Rover, broadly adapted, approximate seed count of 988 seeds per pound, good seed appearance and shape, average canning characteristics, preliminary testing has shown resistance to bean common mosaic virus and some tolerance to Common Bacterial Blight.

15981 – Provita, breeder seed, Maturity was about 98 days in Michigan in 2017 and the variety yielded 2,860 lbs./AC across replicated data from the counties of Gratiot and Montcalm. This variety has one of the best canning scores from the 2017 Michigan PRAB canning trials. 2017 PRAB trial data for Michigan showed 15981 maturing in 97-98 days compared to Red Hawk at 98-99 days and Montcalm at 100-104 days.

Dynasty – Canada – University of Guelph, mid to late season maturity, superior seed size, excellent yield potential and resistant to races 17 and 73 of anthracnose, good cooking quality.

Seed Company Descriptions continued: Light Red Kidney LRK09363 – Treasure Valley, 83-87 days to maturity or 1 day earlier than Cal Early, excellent, upright plant architecture, about 910 seeds per pound, data has shown a yield advantage over Cal Early, preliminary data has shown resistance to BCMV, field trial evaluations have shown greater tolerance to Common Bacterial Blight than Cellrk and good tolerance to Bacterial Brown Spot, also early data has shown better canning characteristics than Cal Early and Sacramento.

Cal Early – Treasure Valley, 85-90 days maturity, large, determinate, upright habit, resistant to BCMV race 1 and 15, acceptable yield, good color and canning qualities.

Big Red – Treasure Valley, earlier maturity of 87-91 days or about 4 days earlier than Pink Panther, excellent upright architecture, about 919 seeds per pound, preliminary testing has shown resistance to BCMV, average canning characteristics similar to Pink Panther.

Pink Panther – Seminis/Treasure Valley, mid early maturity, good yield potential, holds color well in the field, good yields, has the “I” gene for resistance to BCMV, excellent canned quality.

Ronnie’s Red (09360) – Treasure Valley, matures about 94-98 days or about 4 days later than Pink Panther, excellent upright plants architecture, about 851 seeds per pound, preliminary data has shown resistance to BCMV, some Common Bacterial Blight and Bacterial Brown Spot tolerance, good yielder on poorer ground or in stressful conditions that hurt other kidneys, average canning characteristic similar to Pink Panther.

6269 – Treasure Valley, . Mid/Full maturity.

15907 – Treasure Valley, Mid/Full maturity. Nice disease resistance package. Shown some tolerance to CBB.

15926 – Treasure Valley, Mid/Full maturity. Nice disease resistance package. Shown some tolerance to CBB.

Red Zone – Treasure Valley, 94-98 days or about 4 days later than Pink Panther, excellent plant architecture, tall plant with high pod set, about 895 seeds per pound, preliminary data has shown resistance to BCMV, field trial evaluations have shown having tolerance to Common Bacterial Blight and good tolerance to Bacterial Brown Spot, good yielder on poorer ground or in stressful conditions that hurt other kidneys, average canning characteristics.

L1020316 – ADM, early to medium maturity, precommercial trial stage. Seed for on-farm trials is likely to be available in 2019.

Inferno – Canada – University of Guelph, mid to full season - 102-104 days, good yield potential,large seed size, resistant to common mosaic virus race 1 and anthracnose races 17 and 73, acceptable cooking quality.

White Kidney Snowden – MSU, early to midseason – roughly 94 days (six days earlier than Beluga), upright, determinate bush habit, high yielding, uniform maturity coupled with good dry-down, resistant to strains of anthracnose, rust and mosaic virus common in Michigan, large seed with acceptable canning quality.

Seed Company Descriptions continued: Beluga – MSU, erect bush habit, similar maturity to Montcalm, resistant to mosaic virus, rust and race 73 of anthracnose, large bright white seed similar in size to a red kidney, acceptable canning quality.

Yeti – Canada, full season white kidney bean cultivar with a tall bush plant architecture, high yield potential and good cooking quality, it is adapted to the dry bean growing areas in Southwestern Ontario.

Cranberry16766 – Provita, approximately the same maturity as Etna, good yield potential for maturity, BCMV resistance, some rust resistance

16760 – Provita, approximately the same maturity as Etna, good yield potential for maturity, BCMV resistance, some rust resistance

Etna (std) – Seminis, early season (88 days to maturity), large seeds, high yield potential, I gene resistance to BCMV, upright bush, good seed color contrast that holds well through weathering.

151085 – Provita, approximately 4 days later than Etna, high yield potential, good disease package with early testing showing resistance to BCMV, some races of rust, and possibly resistant to some strains of Anthracnose

151093 – Provita,approximately 4 days later than Etna, high yield potential, good seed quality, low incidence of marshy spot, resistant to BCMV

151106 – Provita,approximately 2 days later than Etna, high yield potential, resistant to BCMV 16761 – Provita, approximately the same maturity as Etna, good yield potential for maturity, BCMV resistance, some rust resistance

16764 – Provita, approximately 1-2 days later than Etna, BCMV resistance, some rust resistance

Vero – ADM, early maturity (90-95 days), 769 seeds per pound, an improved Taylor cranberry bean with higher yield, I gene, resistant to BCMV and Curly Top Virus, some resistance to halo blight, rust and root rot; excellent dry down.

151084 - Provita, approximately 5-6 days later than Etna, high yield potential, good disease package with early testing showing resistance to BCMV, some races of rust, and potential for resistance to some strains of Anthracnose (testing needed to confirm the presence of the gene for Anthracnose reistance)

Black B1048276 – ADM, early to mid-maturity, often comparable to Eclipse black bean in maturity. Great plant structure and dry down. The region that they have been tested in the most and where they seem to be best adapted is ND and Manitoba. Sufficient seed for on-farm strip trials.

B8006282 – ADM, most widely tested of the 4 experimental lines. In 47 trials in multiple regions it has yielded more than Eclipse by a significant average of 80 lbs. It’s long-term multi-site yield average is about 99% of Zorro and 95% of Zenith however it matures, on the average 1 to 2 days earlier than both of those varieties. Maturity is comparable to Eclipse and is sometimes a day earlier. Great plant structure and dry down. When under severe drought stress, this variety does a good job of maintaining bean size. Have been in farm-scale strip trials in North Dakota for 2 years. Seed production taken place to allow for the sale of certified seed within a couple of years.

Seed Company Description continued: B3036368 – ADM, similar to Zorro in maturity, still in pre-commercial trial stage. Seed for on-farm trials will be available in 2019.

Eclipse – NDSU/Treasure Valley, 99 days maturity (three days earlier than T-39), some resistance to white mold, potential yield advantage over T-39, upright plant growth, excellent lodging resistance, early maturity and uniform dry down of plant and pods helps harvest efficiency, purple flowers, dull black seed coat, resistant to rust, BCMV and anthracnose race 7, canned product scores similar to T-39.

B5054341 – ADM, similar to Zorro in maturity, still in pre-commercial trial stage. Seed for on-farm trials will be available in 2019.

Zenith (std) – MSU/Treasure Valley, from Michigan State University, 100 day maturity, new upright full season variety for direct harvest (upright, short vine growth habit), narrow plant profile combined with resistance to lodging makes it suitable for narrow production, exhibits uniform maturity coupled with good dry down similar to Zorro, white mold avoidance due to it its erect plant habit, resistant to race 73 anthracnose, unique canning quality.

Zorro – MSU/Treasure Valley, from Michigan State University, 95 day maturity, high yielding, upright plant with resistance to lodging, erect short vine habit suitable for direct harvest, four days earlier than Shania and Black Velvet, uniform maturity and excellent dry down, only black bean variety with moderate resistance to common bacterial blight, resistant to strains of anthracnose, rust and mosaic virus, similar in seed size and shape to T-39, good canning quality and color retention after cooking.

Black Tails (13489)- Provita, new black bean variety with excellent upright architecture suitable for direct harvest, 99-103 days or about 1-2 days later than Eclipse, about 2405 seeds per pound or slightly larger than Eclipse, preliminary testing shows that it has the “I” gene for bean common mosaic virus and has shown rust resistance in the CSU rust screening trial.

13503 – Provita, pre-commercial, Earlier season blacks that have been targeting the North Dakota growing region or locations where short season varieties are needed. Compiling additional trial data for decisions regarding this variety. This variety matures about the same as to 1 day earlier than Eclipse in the North Dakota region.

13505 – Provita, pre-commercial, Earlier season blacks that have been targeting the North Dakota growing region or locations where short season varieties are needed. Compiling additional trial data for decisions regarding this variety. This variety matures about the same as to 1 day later than Eclipse in the North Dakota region.

Spectre (14497) – Provita, commercial seed available 2019, Entering full commercial seed production in 2018. This has demonstrated some tolerance to white mold pressure by continuing to outyield checks in presence of white mold. Full season maturity black maturiting in about 102 days in Michigan or about 1 day later than Zorro. 14497 was the top yielding black variety at 2,720 lbs./AC for 2016-2017 data from Bay, Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties. Received the best white mold rating for 2017 with a rating of 2.0. 14497 also has the best lodge rating for 2016-2017 with a rating of 2.0. 14497 had an average canning rating of 2.9 for 2016-2017 PRAB canning trial. This variety has also been the top yielding variety in the NDSU black bean trials in 2016-2017 at 3,153 lbs/AC. Has shown broad adaptability where full season varieties are grown in North Dakota, Michigan, Nebraska, and Idaho.

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Black Bear (12576) – Provita, 100-104 days to maturity – about two days later than Zorro, new black bean variety that has shown good adaptability in various growing conditions including North Dakota and Michigan, consistent performer throughout the trialing process and in commercial production, has yield potential and broad, upright structure with pods well off the ground making it an excellent choice for direct harvest, approximate seed count is 2513 seeds per pound, preliminary testing shows that it has the “I” gene for bean common mosaic virus.

BlackBeard (14506) – Provita, commercial seed available 2019, Entering full commercial seed production in 2018. This has demonstrated some tolerance to white mold pressure by continuing to outyield checks in presence of white mold. Full season maturity black maturiting in about 101 days in Michigan or about the same maturity as Zorro. 14506 yielded 4th overall at 2,490 lbs./AC for 2016-2017 data from Bay, Huron, Sanilac, and Tuscola. This black bean variety had the best canning score for the average of the 2016-2017 Michigan PRAB canning trials; with a score of 4.0. Nice strong tall upright architecture suitable for direct harvest. 14506 received the best lodge rating given of 2.0 for 2016-2017 and a 2017 white mold rating of 2.5. Long well filled pods many times with 8 beans per pod. Has shown broad adaptability where full season varieties are grown in North Dakota, Michigan, Nebraska, and Idaho. Received the best canning score of 4.0 for the ferrous and non ferrous canning trial by Cornell in 2016 & 2018.

T39 (std) – Treasure Valley (UC Davis), late season, 102 days to maturity, resistant to rust, BCMV and anthracnose race 7.

Pinto Vibrant – Provita, (ADM also a distributor),

Radiant – Provita, (ADM also a distributor),

La Paz – Provita, (ADM also a distributor),

Monterrey – Provita, (ADM also a distributor),

NavyMedalist – ADM,

Merlin – ADM,

Small Red Viper – TV,

Ruby – TV,

Merlot – TV,

Cutting 2019