The Latest Bean Varieties For 2016
This Variety Specs feature covers bean selections from the nation’s leading breeders and distributors. Many of the varieties mentioned here have superior heat tolerance plus high yield potential. Stay tuned. Next month, we will feature cole crops.
Achiever
Breeder: Syngenta
Distributor: Seedway
Length: 5.5 inches
Sieve size: 3.5
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic virus
Days to maturity: 53
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Adapted to Northern, Southern, and
Midwest regions
Other attributes: Reliable heat set ability in the Southeast; consistency in setting straight, dark pods
Seedway.com
Syngenta-us.com/Seeds/Vegetables
Buffalo
Breeder: Pop Vriend
Distributor: Siegers Seed Co.
Length: 5 to 6 inches
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic virus and Anthracnose; intermediate resistance to bacterial brown spot and rust
Days to maturity: 56
Other attributes: Mid-early to early green bush bean that’s very well-suited for warmer climates with good heat tolerance. Buffalo is grown on a medium-erect plant.
PopVriendVegetableSeeds.com/en
Siegers.com
Colter
Breeder: HM.Clause
Distributor: Harris Seeds
Length: 5.5 inches
Sieve size: 4
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic, curly top virus, rust
Days to maturity: 53
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Northeast, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest
Other attributes: Good holding ability, strong, vigorous plant, and root system
HarrisSeeds.com
HMClause.com
Dominator
Breeder: Basin Seed
Distributor: Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
Length: 5.5 to 6 inches
Sieve size: 4-plus
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Days to maturity: 53
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: California, international
Other attributes: Early variety, suitable for temperate or subtropical areas, hand-pick, or machine harvest
BasinSeed.com
AbbottCobb.com
Lewis
Breeder: HM.Clause
Distributor: Rispens Seeds
Length: 5.5 inches
Sieve size: 35% size 3; 65% size 4
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic, beet curly top virus, halo blight, and rust; intermediate resistance to bacterial brown spot
Days to maturity: 53
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Most U.S. bean production areas
Other attributes: Dark-green pod color
HMClause.com
RispensSeeds.com
Momentum
Breeder: Syngenta
Length: 5.8 inches
Sieve size: 3.5 to 4
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic virus
Days to maturity: 56
Region(s) best suited for production: Performs well from South Florida to New York
Other attributes: Consistent performance, stress tolerant, widely adapted, concentrated sets, very upright bush
Syngenta-us.com/Seeds/Vegetables
Orient Wonder
Breeder: Sakata Seed America
Length: 15 to 18 inches
Sieve size: No. 2
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market
Days to maturity: 85
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Warm and humid environments; sets better in cool, dry conditions
Other attributes: Orient Wonder is an extra-long pole bean with seeds that are slow to develop, resulting in tender beans that can be harvested over an extended period of time.
SakataVegetables.com
Sybaris
Breeder: Seminis
Distributor: Rupp Seeds
Length: 5.6 inches
Sieve size: 3 to 4
Fresh market or processing: Both fresh and processing
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bean common mosaic virus; intermediate resistance to rust 90
Days to maturity: 56
Yield potential: Exceptional
Region(s) best suited for production: Eastern U.S.
Other attributes: Deep-green color, superb shipper variety
Seminis-US.com
RuppSeeds.com
Vroma
Breeder: Hild Samen
Distributor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Length: 6.5 to 7 inches
Fresh market or processing: Fresh market or dry beans
Disease resistance/Tolerance: A variety with improved heat tolerance
Days to maturity: 75
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Widely adapted
Other attributes: Plants are less prone to lodging than Windsor; a stand-out in a crowd
Hildsamen.de/
JohnnySeeds.com