AAC scotty cranberry common bean
Citation
Hou, A., Conner, R.L., Balasubramanian, P.M. (2018). AAC scotty cranberry common bean. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 98(6), 1416-1420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2018-0110
Plain language summary
Dry bean is an important economic and rotation crop in Manitoba and western Canada. Development of new varieties with improved yield and disease resistance will contribute to the sustainable dry bean production in the region. AAC Scotty is a high-yielding cranberry bean cultivar with a large seed size, and resistance to anthracnose disease, developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research and Development Centre, MB. AAC Scotty is suitable for production in the Red River Valley of MB with an average maturity of 97 days. AAC Scotty has good cooking and canning seed quality.
Abstract
AAC Scotty (CFIA registration No. 8374) is a high-yielding cranberry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar with a large seed size and resistance to races 73 and 105 of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Morden Research and Development Centre in Morden, MB. AAC Scotty is adapted to the dry bean producing regions of the Red River Valley with an average maturity of 97 d. AAC Scotty has acceptable cooking and canning quality.