Description:
Rio Rojo is a selection from a single the cross between BusterlV AX 3 and developed by using a modified pedigree method. Buster is a pinto bean cultivar released by Seminis/Monsanto in 1999 (PVP# 9900242), with very high yield potential and excellent adaptation to the ND/MN region. VAX 3 is an interspecific small red germplasm line released by CIAT and has one of the highest levels of resistance to common bacterial blight.