AC Black Diamond common bean

AC Black Diamond is a high-yielding, large-seeded, shiny black dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar. It was developed from a series of crosses at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, on contract to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre,...

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Published in:Canadian journal of plant science 2001-07, Vol.81 (3), p.465-467
Main Authors: Mundel, H.H, Saindon, G, Huang, H.C, Kiehn, F.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adaptation
agronomic traits
Bean common mosaic virus
crop yield
cultivars
disease resistance
high-yielding varieties
Phaseolus vulgaris
registration
row spacing
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Summary:AC Black Diamond is a high-yielding, large-seeded, shiny black dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar. It was developed from a series of crosses at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, on contract to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre, Lethbridge, with cooperation from the AAFC Research Station Morden. AC Black Diamond is well adapted to the Canadian prairies, yielding significantly more than the check cultivar, UI 906, at 122% in narrow-rows an d 106% in wide-rows. AC Black Diamond is moderately susceptible to white mold and resistant to bean common mosaic virus (BCMV). Key words: Common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, shiny large-seeded black bean, cultivar description, high yield
ISSN:0008-4220
1918-1833
DOI:10.4141/P00-192