Garden bean variety ‘Memphis’
AssigneeKws Vegetables B.V.
InventorsGerthon Van De Bunt, Frank Van Kampen
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Abstract
A new variety of garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) designated ‘Memphis’ is provided. Garden bean variety ‘Memphis’ is characterized by its long fleshy flat pods, its heat tolerance, very erect plant (especially for this bean type), and resistance to Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Anthracnose) and resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv phaseolicola (Halo Blight).
Claims22
A seed of garden bean variety designated ‘Memphis’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 43749.
A method for introducing a trait into garden bean variety ‘Memphis’, the method comprising:
- (a) crossing a plant of garden bean variety ‘Memphis’, wherein a representative sample of seed of the variety has been deposited under NCIMB Accession No. 43749, with another garden bean plant that comprises a trait to produce F1 progeny plants, wherein the trait is insect resistance, disease resistance, water stress tolerance, heat tolerance, improved shelf-life, improved nutritional quality, improved yield, or a combination thereof;
- (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the trait to produce selected progeny plants;
- (c) backcrossing the selected progeny plants with plants of garden bean variety ‘Memphis’ to produce backcross progeny plants;
- (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the trait;
- and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) two or more times to produce further backcross progeny plants that have the trait.
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