/ organic beans Content for 51³ΤΉΟ±¬ΑΟΝψ en /food/news/uc-davis-releases-6-new-varieties-organic-beans <p>Plant breeders at the 51³ΤΉΟ±¬ΑΟΝψ, Davis, are releasing six new varieties of organic beans. Field trials found that the new varieties produced high yields, and were resistant to bean common mosaic virus, a disease that prevents bean plants from maturing promptly and uniformly.</p> <p>β€œBean common mosaic virus is responsible for serious yield losses in beans,” said Travis Parker, a Ph.D. student in plant biology and graduate student lead for the project. β€œThere is no cure for the virus other than breeding for genetic resistance, which is why the project is so important.”</p> April 22, 2020 - 10:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/uc-davis-releases-6-new-varieties-organic-beans /food/news/students-breed-beans-organic-farming <p>Breeders at the 51³ΤΉΟ±¬ΑΟΝψ, Davis, have begun field tests on high-yield, disease-resistant organic bean varieties.</p> April 11, 2018 - 3:14pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/students-breed-beans-organic-farming