Haplotypes at the Phg-2 Locus Are Determining Pathotype-Specificity of Angular Leaf Spot Resistance in Common Bean
This article reports on ALS resistance evaluations of 316 bean lines under greenhouse and field conditions at multiple sites in Colombia and Uganda.
Role of fixing nitrogen in common bean growth under water deficit conditions
This article describes a study that measured adaptive traits in N‐fixing bean lines and non-nodulating lines to explore the association of nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the expression of traits that confer better adaptation to drought conditions.
Analyses of African common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm using a SNP fingerprinting platform: diversity, quality control and molecular breeding
This article describes a new SNP genotyping platform that has been set up that allows breeders without their own genotyping infrastructure to outsource such services to improve the efficiency and quality of seed handling activities, breeding, and seed dissemination through molecular tools.
Market-led options to scale up legume seeds in developing countries: Experiences from the Tropical Legumes Project
A report of experiences in developing seed delivery under the Tropical Legumes projects, which fostered public–private joint testing of market‐led seed systems, skills and knowledge enhancement, and de‐risking of private sector initiatives.
Tropical Legumes III: Final Report
Final report to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the achievements of the Tropical Legumes III project, which ran from 2015 to 2019. Note, some financial details have been redacted.
A review of angular leaf spot resistance in common bean
A comprehensive review of angular leaf spot resistance in common bean, including three case studies of resistance breeding in Latin America and Africa.
Identification of QTL associated with drought tolerance in Andean common bean
A report from a QTL analysis of drought tolerance in a recombinant inbred line mapping population developed from two Andean bean genotypes and evaluated at two locations in Uganda for two seasons under drought stress and non-stress conditions.
QTL analyses for tolerance to abiotic stresses in a common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) population
This study seeks to understand the genetics of stress tolerance, and to improve adaptation of common bean to adverse environments, by evaluating 95 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) under different abiotic stress conditions in 15 trials across four locations in Colombia.
Progress of Common Bean Breeding and Genetics Research in Ethiopia
This review charts the progress of common bean breeding and genetics research in Ethiopia over the last decade.
Iron and zinc grain concentrations diversity and agronomic performance of common bean germplasm collected from East Africa
This study evaluated 304 common bean lines sourced from the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and its partners through the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) for agronomic traits, disease response, yield, FESEED, and ZNSEED.
