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Variety traits

Bean tolerance

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

The ability of common bean to maintain productivity and viability under abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and temperature fluctuations.

In the reference 81 varieties crop Common bean, where this is mentioned in the description.

In beans, tolerance is assessed by comparing physiological and biochemical parameters of control plants and samples under stress conditions. The primary criteria include biomass accumulation dynamics, leaf chlorophyll content, enzyme activity, and tissue respiration rate.

High tolerance is characterized by a minimal degree of stress depression, where the chlorophyll content in tolerant forms can reach 103–162% relative to control values under drought. Sensitive forms, by contrast, exhibit a sharp decline in photosynthetic pigments, growth retardation, and pathological changes in respiration.

In practice, this trait allows a variety to maintain yield stability under high-risk farming conditions. Maintaining an adequate physiological state of the plant through tolerance also contributes to increasing the overall resistance of beans to secondary factors, including diseases and pests.

General information about the subject — on the page Tolerance.

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Varieties of Common bean mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

GALLATIN 50

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HR
3 records

KUTJEVAČKI RANI

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Kutjevo d.d. (HR)

HR
1 record

Saint Espirit

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Sementi Dotto (IT)

SI
1 record