Phenotyping common beans for adaptation to drought

Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) originated in the New World and are the grain legume of greatest production for direct human consumption. Common bean production is subject to frequent droughts in highland Mexico, in the Pacific coast of Central America, in northeast Brazil, and in eastern and s...

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Main Authors: Stephen eBeebe, Idupulapati eRao, Matthew eBlair, Jorge eAcosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00035/full