Garden beans named hmx4104, hmx0164423, hmx0164444, hmx0164476, hmx0164494

A method of introducing a desired trait into bean cultivars HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 comprising:

• (a) crossing a bean cultivar HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 plant grown from bean cultivars HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 seed, wherein a representative sample of seed has been deposited under NCIMB No. ______, NCIMB No. ______, NCIMB No. ______, NCIMB No. ______, and/or NCIMB No. ______. with another bean plant that comprises a desired trait to produce F1 progeny plants, wherein the desired trait is selected from the group consisting of insect resistance, disease resistance, water stress tolerance, heat tolerance, improved shelf life delayed shelf life, and improved nutritional quality;
• (b) selecting one or more progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected progeny plants;
• (c) crossing the selected progeny plants with the bean cultivars HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 plants to produce backcross progeny plants;
• (d) selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the desired trait and the physiological and morphological characteristics of bean cultivars HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 listed in Table 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 when grown in the same environmental condition to produce selected backcross progeny plants;
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• (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) three or more times in succession to produce selected fourth or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise the desired trait and the physiological and morphological characteristics of bean cultivars HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 listed in Table 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 when grown in the same environmental condition.