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Common Bean: Phaseolus vulgaris

Phaseolus beans (‘beans’) are the second most important cultivated legume species in the world (33 million ha, FAOStat 2020) and the most important legume for human consumption. Beans are a traditional food crop grown widely over Europe for grain (dry bean, 202,182 ha in 2017) and as a vegetable (green bean, 96,230 ha). In fact, 18 European traditional high quality dry bean production chains are protected by PGI and PDO. However, despite our substantial research base in Europe, the growing market for beans for sustainable healthy diets will be met from low cost imports unless the European crop is revived. This revival is our goal.

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Field trials

Access Common Bean breeding resources and trial data:

Breeding programme overview Open the WP5 Phaseolus Bean breeding programme. Dry bean and green bean trials Review Common Bean field evaluations across grain and vegetable classes. Phenotyping and analysis data Access Common Bean trait records, uploads, and downstream analysis outputs.

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