Description:
AuSable was developed from the cross of N13120/PR0806-81. The MSU breeding line N13120 was an upright navy bean derived from the cross: N08003/N05324 that exhibited upright architecture, good yield performance and exceptionally efficient dry down in combination with early season maturity. PR0806-81 was a multiple disease resistant germplasm line with resistance to Bean common mosaic necrosis virus (BCMNV), Bean golden yellow mosaic virus (BGYMV), and bean rust developed for the humid tropical Caribbean and Central American regions by Jim Beaver at University of Puerto Rico (Beaver et al., 2015). The primary objective of the cross was to broaden the genetic base of current Michigan navy beans by combining desirable agronomic traits from N13120 with the multiple disease resistance traits of PR0806-81.