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Green Beans: Effects of Modified Cultural Practices and Varietal Improvement on Sensory Quality

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The green bean, known also as the green-podded snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is currently the third largest vegetable crop grown for processing in the United States and is also a major vegetable crop in many temperate zone countries of the world. Much credit for the present popularity of the green bean must go to those who have advanced our knowledge of the crop over several decades of research in agricultural disciplines such as plant genetics and crop production methods.

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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Departments of Botany and Food Science, North Carolina State University, 27695-7625, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    Harold E. Pattee

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Varseveld, G.W., Mack, H.J., Baggett, J.R. (1985). Green Beans: Effects of Modified Cultural Practices and Varietal Improvement on Sensory Quality. In: Pattee, H.E. (eds) Evaluation of Quality of Fruits and Vegetables. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4217-2_12

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