Monday, May 27, 2019

Common Bean varieties

COMMON BEAN VARIETIES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

Variety: K131
Variety: K132
Variety: NABE 1


Characteristics
Bush
Small-sized  seeded
Tan/Khaki (Pinto) colour/cream mottled
85-90 days to maturity
Market class
Best suited for high altitude area >1500
Spacing 50 x 10 cm
2000- 2500 yield kg/ha
Drought tolerant
Tolerant to BCMV

Characteristics
Bush
Large seeded
Attractive seed colour
Fairly high yield potential 1500- 2000 kg/ha
80-90 days to maturity
Tasty and swells on cooking
Cooks fairly fast
Best suited for low-mid altitude area 
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Market class

Characteristics
Bush
Medium-sized  seeded
Attractive seed colour
Fairly high yield potential 1000- 1500 kg/ha
80-90 days to maturity
Tasty and swells on cooking
Cooks fairly fast
Best suited for low-mid altitude area 
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Market class



Variety: NABE 2
Variety: NABE 3
Variety: NABE 4


Characteristics
Bush
Attractive Black colour
Small-sized  seeded
85-90 days to maturity
2000-2500 yield kg/ha
Disease resistance to BCMV
Drought tolerant


Characteristics
Bush 
Small sized seeded
Red colour
85-90 days to maturity
2000-2500 yi’2eld kg/ha
Disease resistance to BCMV



Characteristics
Bush
Medium-sized  seeded
Attractive seed colour
Fairly high yield potential 2000- 2500 kg/ha
80-90 days to maturity
Tasty and swells on cooking
Cooks fairly fast
Best suited for low-mid altitude area 
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Market class



Variety: NABE 5
Variety: NABE 6
Variety: NABE 8C


Characteristics
Bush 
Sugar bean
Large size seeded
Speckled colour
80-85 days to maturity
2000-2500 yield kg/ha
Market class

Characteristics
Bush
Small sized seeded
White colour
85-90 days to maturity
2000-2500 yield kg/ha
Market class
Drought tolerant

Characteristics
Local name: Gisenyi
Climber 
Large sized seeded
Red colour
90-110 days to maturity
2500-3500 yield kg/ha
High altitude



Variety: NABE 9C
Variety: NABE 10C
Variety: NABE 11


Characteristics
Climber 
Large sized seeded
White/black speckled colour
90-115 days to maturity
2500-3500 yield kg/ha
High altitude 

Characteristics
Local name: Umubano Red
Small sized seeded
Red colour
Climber 
90-110 days to maturity
2500-4000 yield kg/ha
Tolerant to anthracnose
Low/high altitudes

Characteristics
AFR 721
Bush
103 days to maturity



Variety: NABE 12C
Variety: NABE 13
Variety: NABE 14


Characteristics
Climber
Large seeded
Attractive seed colour 
High yield potential 2500-3500 kg/ha
90-110 days to maturity
Tasty and swells on cooking
Large attractive fresh pods
Cooks fast
Conducive for mid-high altitude area (cool environments)
Has tender leaves
Spacing  60 x 20 cm
Market class

CharacteristicsK
Attractive red colour 
Require mid- high altitude regions for proper colour  dev’t 
Large seeded
High yield (1500-2500 kg/ha)
Vigorous growth habits
Tolerant to bean root rot disease
Tolerant to low soil fertility
Market class
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Mature in 80-90 days

Characteristics
Attractive red colour 
Require mid- high altitude regions for proper colour  dev’t 
Large seeded
High yield (1500-2500 kg/ha)
Vigorous growth habits
Tolerant to bean root rot disease
Tolerant to low soil fertility
Market class
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Mature in 80-90 days



Variety: NABE 15
Variety: NABE 16
Variety: NABE 17


Characteristics
Medium seeded
Market class
Early maturity (60-70 days)
Tolerant to bean anthracnose
Suitable for all regions
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
Tasty and swells on cooking
High yield (1800-2000 kg/ha


Characteristics
Medium seeded
Market class
Early maturity (65-75 days)
Tolerant to bean anthracnose
Suitable for all regions
Tasty and swells on cooking
Spacing  50 x 10 cm
High yield (2000-2500 kg/ha)

Characteristics
Market class quality
Highly Palatable
Medium  seeded (46 g/100 seeds)
Oval seed shape
Good seed colour (Red mottled)
Maturity (58-75 days)
Yield (2000-2500 kg/ha)
Bush type (indeterminate bush)
Tolerant  to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, and other diseases


Variety: NABE 18
Variety: NABE 19
Variety: NABE 20


Characteristics
Northern Uganda Market
Highly Palatable
Large seeded (49.3 g/100 seeds)
Kidney seed shape
Dark seed colour preferred in northern Uganda (Purple mottled)
Maturity (63-78 days)
Yield (2000-2500 kg/ha)
Bush type (determinate bush)
Resistant   to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS & tolerant to Root rot diseases


Characteristics
Market class quality
Highly Palatable
Medium  seeded (40 g/100 seeds)
Kidney seed shape
Good seed colour (Red  mottled)
Maturity (61-70 days)
Yield (2000-2500 kg/ha)
Bush type (indeterminate bush)
Resistant   to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, and tolerant most of other diseases


Characteristics
Market class quality (Kanyebwa type)
Highly Palatable
Medium  seeded (41 g/100 seeds)
Oval seed shape
Good seed colour (Pink with red tan  mottled)
Maturity (58-70 days)
Yield (1600-2200 kg/ha)
Bush type (indeterminate bush)
Resistant Tolerant  to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, and most of other diseases




 Variety: NABE 21
Variety: NABE 22
Variety: NABE 23


Characteristics
Market class quality (Kanyebwa type)
Highly Palatable
Medium  seeded (36 g/100 seeds)
Oval seed shape
Good seed colour (Dirty yellow with red tan  mottled)
Maturity (58-70 days)
Yield (1500-2000 kg/ha)
Bush type (determinate bush)
Tolerant  to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, and most of other diseases


Characteristics
Northern Uganda Market
Highly Palatable
Medium seeded (42 g/100 seeds)
Kidney seed shape
Dark seed colour preferred in northern Uganda (Purple  with white mottles) 
Maturity (58-70 days)
Yield (1500-2000 kg/ha)
Bush type (determinate bush)
Resistant   to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, and tolerant to root rots and most of other diseases

Characteristics
Market Class (Kanyebwa type)
Highly Palatable
Large seeded (51 g/100 seeds)
Kidney seed shape
Good seed colour (Pink red tan speckles) 
Maturity (64-75 days)
Yield (2000-2500 kg/ha)
Bush type (determinate bush)
Tolerant   to anthracnose , BCMV, ALS, root rots and most of other diseases




Variety: NABE  26C
Variety: NABE  27C
Variety: NABE  28C


Characteristics
Dark red mottled seed
Early maturing
Climber 
Released in 2012
Tolerant to Pythium root rot

Characteristics
Large pinkish seed
Pink  pods at physiological maturity
Climber 
Realesed in 2012

Characteristics
Red mottled seed
Attractive long and large fresh pods 
Climber 
Realesed in year 2012




Variety: NABE  29C
NARO BEAN 1
NARO BEAN 2


Characteristics
Very attractive red seed with 
Shape similar to NABE 12C
Pod shape similar to that of NABE 12C , but slightly shorter
Clean pods at physiological maturity
Climber

Characteristics
Bush type
Large seeded
Attractive seed colour 
High yield potential 100-200 kg/ha
60-90 days to maturity
Tasty and swells on cooking
Large attractive fresh pods
Cooks fast
Conducive for in mid altitudes
Do well in heavy rain rains
Spacing  60 x 10 cm



Market class quality (Nambale short)
Highly Palatable
Medium  seeded (41 g/100 seeds)
Oval seed shape
Maturity (60--900 days)
Yield (1600-2200 kg/ha)
Bush type (indeterminate bush)



NARO BEAN 3
Yellow beans
Requires less rain during harvest
NARO BEAN 4 C
Climber
Do well in higher altitudes
NARO BEAN 5C
Climber 
Do well in higher altitudes



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