b"are high-yielding yellow dry bean cultivars with an upright, indeterminate bush growth habit, large seed size and bright seed coat colour. All have high yield potential and an ability to retain their seed coat colour longer than previous varieties.Seed coat colour retention is important in dry bean breeding as 98 per cent of dry beans are used for human consumption, Balasubramanian explains. In order to market dry beans, there must be certain size and colour requirements kept in mind. Balasubramanian says this is where having input from a grain buyer like Viterra is important, as it helps the program make sure its dry bean cultivars meet export market standards.While there have been a number of dry bean varieties released for Alberta growers, Balasubramanian feels he still hasnt completely hit the nail on the head just yet. His ideal dry bean would be high yielding at 3,000 pounds per acre or higher, 100 days to maturity or lower, partial resistance to common bacterial blight, and partial field/physiological resistance to white mould.The size, shape, colour, colour retention, colour patterns, I'm absolutely pleased with all that. But when it comes to the agronomic traits and the disease resistance traits, it is always an ongoing battle to have all of these combined in a cultivar. So, we are going to continue working on that, he explains. Ashley Robinson A pinto bean field infected with white mould.Get to the root of the problem.Mitigate clubroot and maintain profitabilityby using clubroot resistance (CR) as part of an integrated prevention and management plan.Visit clubroot.ca to learn more.38seed.ab.ca"