Table 4 Characteristics of bean cultivars evaluated in PPB trials during 2011–2012 in Northern Province, Rwanda
From: Farmer knowledge identifies a competitive bean ideotype for maize–bean intercrop systems in Rwanda
Characteristics | Genotypes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gasilida | RWV 3006 | RWV 2070 | RWV 3316 | Ngwinurare | FarmMix | |
Farmer name | Gasilida | Umweru | Kaki | Umutuku | Ngwinurare | Imvange |
Origin | Farmer | CIAT/RAB | CIAT/RAB | CIAT/RAB | CIAT/RAB | Farmers |
Release date | 2010 | 2012 | 2010 | 2012 | 1991 | N/A |
Germplasm | Improved landrace | Improved | Improved | Improved | Improved landrace | Mixture of landraces |
Days to maturity | 93 | 120 | 110 | 110 | 93 | 90-105 |
Seed color | Purple | White | Beige | Red | Kidney | Mix |
100-seed weight (g) | 48.3 | 52.0 | 53.6 | 52.0 | 49.2 | 46.9 |
Flower color | Pink white | White | Pink | Pink | Pink | Purple pink white |
Yield (mt/ha−1) | 4.25 | 3.8 | 4.25 | 4.0 | 4.24 | Variable |
Disease resistance | Anthrac-nose, root rot, rust | Anthrac-nose, root rot, BCMV | Anthrac-nose, root rot, BCMV | Anthrac-nose, root rot, BCMV | Root rot, BCMV | Unknown |
Fe (ppm) | 65 | 73* | 65 | 95* | 65 | Unknown |