Phenotypic evaluation of some varieties and local populations of dwarf French bean

Abstract

The study aims to know the breeding potential of some varieties and local populations of dwarf french beans. Three varieties with green pods (Cape, Valja and Atlantic), one variety with yellow pods (Galbena de Moldova) and two local populations with pods green, collected from local growers near the city of Iași. At a preliminary multiplication of the seeds and testing of the culinary value of the pods, it was observed that the pods have a culinary value appreciated by consumers, and in the field a rather pronounced variability of some quantitative characters was externalized. Under these conditions, a field experience was carried out, with the aim of being able to evaluate the average values and the variability of the quantitative characters of the tested cultivars, possibly to be able to select some biotypes with breeding value.