Description:
Eldorado pinto bean variety was developed from the cross made in 2004 between two pinto bean breeding lines: AN-37/P02630; AN-37 was released by USDA-ARS program in Washington as pinto bean breeding line USPT-WM-1 with tolerance to white mold. It was derived from cross of `Aztec? pinto cultivar with NDSU navy bean breeding line ND88-106-04 that derived tolerance to white mold from `Bunsi? navy bean cultivar. MSU breeding line P02630 was a mid-season, upright pinto line with good canning quality, but it lacked adequate levels of resistance to white mold.