Dry Beans
Research Priorities for the Michigan Dry Bean Industry
Michigan Bean Commission
Joe Cramer
516 South Main, Suite D
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
989-262-8550
jcramer@michiganbean.com
- Genetic improvement through variety development of dry bean lines well-suited to Michigan’s production region and market classes for the following traits:
- Yield and processing quality. Processing quality traits including but not limited to: canning quality (color and appearance), seed coat integrity at harvest, and seed shape/size.
- Diseases resistance (white mold, anthracnose and root rot)
- Sustainability (nutrient (N,P) use efficiency) and Abiotic stress (heat stress, drought, flooding tolerance)
- Management of disease, soil fertility and nutrient management, weed control, and plant desiccation in direct harvest systems.
- White mold management including but not limited to: applications timings, active ingredients, prediction models
- Weed control including but not limited to: new active ingredients, overlapping residual herbicide programs, cultural management and research on organic practices
- Soil fertility and nutrient management including but not limited to: nitrogen fertilizer use rates, starter fertilizer programs, foliar fertilizer tank-mixes and timings
- Development of tools and genetics that lead to the increased usage of dry beans and dry bean as an ingredient in food productions
- Dry bean flour
- Nutriceuticals and phytochemicals
- New market opportunities
Updated August 2022
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