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Dry Bean Varieties Recommended by Central Valley Bean Cooperative |
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Pinto Bean Varieties |
** Currently all Pintos are suseptable to the current rust strain. |
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Variety |
Estimated Maturity |
Plant Structure |
LaPaz |
101 |
Upright, medium-narrow profile, pods high, able to direct harvest, good seed color, BCMV and rust resistance. |
O6185 |
100 |
Upright, narrow profile. Excelent for direct harvest. Good seed size |
Sinaloa(06203) |
100 |
Upright, narrow profile. Suitable for direct harvest. Matures earler than LaPaz 1-3 days. |
Lariat |
103 |
Upright, later maturity than Lapaz. Has shown some good yield characteristics. Has a tendency to bush out more than other uprights, keeping the rows closer is the best. BCMV and rust resistance. |
99195(Galena) |
105 |
Medium to wide profile. Arches but hold pods off the ground. Good yielder, full season variety. BCMV and rust resistance. |
Maverick |
98 |
Nice seed color, arches and tends to break over, uniform dry down, rust resistance. |
Windbreaker |
98 |
Plant structure similar to Maverick and Buster. Fairly uniform dry down. Seed color a little better than Buster, still degrades with the weather like a buster. BCMV and rust resistance. |
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Navy Bean Varieties |
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Medalist |
102 |
Upright, medium profile variety. Seed size similar to Norstar, holds pods high, can be direct harvested. Full season variety, excellent yielder. BCMV resistance. Tested under 01054 |
Vigilant(02084) |
98 |
Upright narrow profile, direct harvest. |
T9905 |
99 |
Upright short vine, high yield that can be direct harvested. |
Norstar |
96 |
Not as upright as when first introduced, drifted to more of a broader profile. |
Ensign |
100 |
Consistent good yielder, plant tends to fall over in high soil moisture conditions. |
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Black Bean Varieties |
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Eclipse |
99 |
Upright, early maturity, good dry down. |
Loreto |
104 |
Upright broad, excelent seed size & quality |
O6252 |
103 |
Upright broad/compact excelent yield. |
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