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P12-004
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Basic Collection Information and Status
Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae)
Cultural Affiliation Tohono O'odhamCollection Site Sonora, Mexico (latitude: 31°; altitude: 4,900 ft / 1,500 m)
Collection Year 1981
Accession Status Active
Catalog Information and Instructions
Tohono O'odham Vayo AmarilloPC131
Large gold bean from the Arizona/Sonora border region. A Mexican bean introduced to the Tohono O'odham. Sweet and creamy pole bean.
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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.
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Collection Site
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Photographs
The Native Seeds/SEARCH digital photo collection for this accession is provided below.
Characterization and Evaluation
The table below lists observations of this accession's characteristics (why are characters sometimes listed more than once
?For some accessions, observations of a particular trait have been recorded over more than one season or location; these are indicated by the different values in the Lot column.
).| Character | Observation | Lot, Frequency and Comments | Character Description (Source and Code) |
|---|---|---|---|
| days to 50% flower | 53 | lot: CF '03 | Days from planting to 50% flower (IPGRI 4.2.2) |
| days to first flower | 45 | lot: CF '03 | Days from planting to first flower |
| days to greenbean | 66 | lot: CF '03 | Days from planting to greenbean. |
| days to maturity | 121 | lot: CF '03 | Days from planting to maturity (IPGRI 6.1.7) |
| hypocotyl color | Green | lot: CF '03 | (IPGRI 6.1.2) |
| number of seeds per pod | 5.9 | lot: CF '03 | Average number of seeds from one pod selected from 10 plants. (IPGRI 6.3.1) |
| plant type | Indeterminate climbing | lot: CF '03 | Describes final architecture of plant through interaction of many characters: terminal meristem growth, number of nodes on the stem, internode length, climbing ability, branching pattern. (GRIN HAB) |
| pod color base | Light green, medium green | lot: CF '03 | Basic Pod color. Refers to lighter color when more than one color exists. Data taken during pod filling stage but prior to the initiation of defoliation. (GRIN PDCOL: LG, MG) |
| pod cross section | Pear shaped | lot: CF '03 | From fully expanded immature pod. (IPGRI 4.2.8: 2) |
| pod pattern | Uniform, dashes or stripes | lot: CF '03 | Describes distribution of darker color over lighter basic pod color. If only one color, then pattern is classified as uniform. (GRIN PDPAT: UN, DS) |
| pod pattern color | Non-applicable, red | lot: CF '03 | (GRIN PDPATCOL: NA, RD) |
| pod position | Combination of base, center and top | lot: CF '03 | (IPGRI 6.2.12: 4) |
| pod suture string | Moderately stringy | lot: CF '03 | (IPGRI 4.2.10: 5) |
| pod wall fiber | Leathery podded (dry pods will not spontaneously open) | lot: CF '03 | (IPGRI 4.2.12: 5) |
| standard color | White | lot: CF '03 | Basic Standard Color, where basic color refers to the lighter colors when more than one color. If there is only one color, it is the basic color. (GRIN STCOL: WH) |
| standard pattern | Uniform | lot: CF '03 | Refers to the distribution of the darker color over the lighter one on the standard (GRIN STPAT: UN) |
| standard pattern color | Non-applicable | lot: CF '03 | The pattern of color on the standard. This refers to the darker color on the standard if there is more than one color. (GRIN STPATCOL: NA) |
| taste of greenbean | Good | lot: CF '03 | |
| wing color | White | lot: CF '03 | Basic Wing Color taken right after the flower opens. The basic color is lighter of colors if there is more than one color. If only one color, it is basic color (GRIN WCOL: WH) |
| wing color pattern | Uniform | lot: CF '03 | Pattern of color on wings. (GRIN WCPAT: UN) |
| wing vein color | Non-applicable (vein color absent) | lot: CF '03 | Color of the wing vein (GRIN WVCOL: NA) |
| Common Bean Introduction | Cultivation Instructions | Seed Saving Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Common beans are a diverse and important crop to Native American farmers throughout the Southwest. They are eaten young as green beans or dried and shelled. Plants can be bush, semi-pole, or pole. | Beans need warm soil for best germination. Plant seeds in spring or with summer rains about 1" deep and 6" apart. If beans need a trellis, try intercropping with corn or sorghum. | An annual that is generally self-pollinating, but can cross with other plants. Dried pods can be harvested throughout the growing season, or harvest whole plants. Separate varieties by 10 ft (3 m). |
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