Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVII, Issue 2
Written by Tsvetelina STOILOVA, Petar CHAVDAROV
Dry bean is considered as one of the major legume crop with big number of landraces grown in Bulgaria. The aim of this study was to characterize landraces of Phaseolus spp. typically grown in home gardens. Studied plant materials were selected according to their importance and distribution, concerning traditions and culture for each region. The most popular local forms were characterized by different approaches. In this paper we will present results from morphological and agro-biological characterization, and phythopathological evaluation. During vegetation cycle of three consequences years 6 qualitative and quantitative traits were assessed on 55 accessions of Phaseolus spp. Phaseolus landraces showed high seed diversity, in terms of seed size, seed shape and seed color. Seed size was analyzed by 00 seed weight. Most of the studied accessions were scored with sensitive reaction to bacterial diseases (Xanthomonas campestris pv. Phaseoli) and only few accessions were identified with middle sensitive reaction.
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