Details for: PI 656378, Phaseolus vulgaris L., 'AVALANCHE'

Medium maturing, high yielding navy bean, with very good seed size, shape, and appearance. Seed is very uniform in size, and of appearance similar to other commercially available navy bean cultivars. Has white flowers, dark green leaf color, is erect (Type II, short vine), with good lodging resistance. Exhibits good synchronous plant dry-down prior to harvest (both plant and pods mature concurrently). Maturity is earlier than Vista navy bean and Mayflower navy bean. Upright plant structure, combined with its synchronous dry-down, suggests that this line may be suitable for direct combining, given appropriate field conditions, equipment set up and operator care. Resistant to bean common mosaic virus( BCMV) due to being homozygous dominant at the I locus, but is susceptible to the necrotic strain (BCMNV). Moderately resistant to rust and susceptible for anthracnose. Tolerant to soil Zn deficiency. Canning tests conducted at Michigan State University showd that Avalanche produced a canned product similar to Vista navy bean in terms of visual appearance and quality.

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• Osorno, J., K. Grafton, G. Rojas-Cifuentes, J. Gelin, & A. Vanderwal. 2011. A New Navy Bean for the Northern Plains: Registration of ‘Avalanche’. J. Pl. Registr. 5(2):170. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2010.05.0298crc. Number of accessions cited: 1

• Osorno, J., K. Grafton, G. Rojas-Cifuentes, J. Gelin, & A. Vanderwal. 2011. A New Navy Bean for the Northern Plains: Registration of ‘Avalanche’. J. Pl. Registr. 5(2):170. DOI: 10.3198/jpr2010.05.0298crc.

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