The plan for boosting the breeding of phaseolus bean
Posted: 07.10.2025
Phaseolus beans are among the most important legume crops, and sources of plant-based protein for both food and animal feed. Within Legume Generation, we focus on several crops belonging to two species: Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) and Phaseolus coccineus (runner bean). Reflected by 11 breeding and 13 pre-breeding programmes within our innovation community of breeders and public research partners, the different crops for the two phaseolus beans are snap and dry bean, both growing as bush and pole bean for common bean. Common bean cultivated in intercropping for feed is another usage form important for our innovation community.
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Acknowledgement: Legume Generation (Boosting innovation in breeding for the next generation of legume crops for Europe) has received funding from the European Union through Horizon Europe under grant agreement No 101081329 and co-funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee. It also receives support from the governments of Switzerland and New Zealand.
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