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P01-005
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Basic Collection Information and Status
Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius, Fabaceae)
Cultural Affiliation n/aCollection Site Sonora, Mexico (latitude: 31°; altitude: 3,300 ft / 1,000 m)
Collection Year 1983
Accession Status Active
Catalog Information and Instructions
San IgnacioPT113
White tepary grown in a flood- plain field on the Rio Magdalena in northern Sonora by a farmer who maintains a trove of traditional crops in secluded orchard plots.
Current availability of this variety is summarized below. We encourage the use of these seeds to benefit humanity and strive to facilitate access through a number of channels.
Seeds of this variety are not currently available for distribution. If you are interested in this accession for research, seed increase, or repatriation purposes, please contact us.Collection Site
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Photographs
The Native Seeds/SEARCH digital photo collection for this accession is provided below.
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There are currently no observational data available for this accession. If you have made observations of this accession and are willing to share them, please contact us.
Tepary Bean Introduction | Cultivation Instructions | Seed Saving Instructions |
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Cultivated in the Southwest for millenia, teparies mature quickly and are tolerant of the low desert heat, drought and alkaline soils. | Plant seeds 1/2" deep and 4" apart with the summer rains. If rains are sparse, irrigate when plants look stressed. They do not tolerate overwatering. Teparies may carry bean mosaic virus, do not plant near other types of beans. | A self-pollinating annual. Harvest pods as they dry. Be careful: mature pods will pop open and drop seeds if left on the plant. An alternative is to harvest the whole plants when pods are turning brown, allow them to dry on a sheet, then thresh and winnow seeds. |
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