Registration of “Kippen” Common Bean.

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar ‘Kippen’ navy bean (Reg. No. CV-278, PI 648356) was developed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre (AAFC GPCRC), Harrow, ON, Canada. It was tested as HR100-2363 for registration in 1999-2000 and for performance in 2001-2003 in the Ontario Cooperative Cultivar Registration (OCCRT) and Performance White Bean Cultivar Trials. Kippen has high yield potential and is moderately resistant to common bacterial blight (CBB), caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli (Smith) Dye. It is an early-maturing cultivar in the early- to midseason maturity areas in southwestern Ontario. It was supported for registration in 2000 by the Ontario Pulse Committee. Kippen was registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Variety Registration Office (Reg. No. 5981) on 31 Aug. 2005.