Description:
Light red kidney common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar ‘Panhandle Red’ (NE10-12-19) was developed by the dry bean breeding program at the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division and released in 2012. Panhandle Red is a light red kidney F6:12 line derived from a single cross of NE10-06-5/NE10-08-25. NE10-06-5 is a recycle F3:F5 line from the cross of Pink Panther/Sacramento. NE10-08-25 is a single cross of AFR-285/PR9443-4. In 2011, breeder seed was increased in New Zealand.