Abstract
Among all Phaseolus beans of American origin, the small-seeded common bean (P. vulgaris L.) cultivars occupy by far the largest hectarage in the world (>6 million ha) and have the longest history of genetic improvement. A brief description of these beans, their major market classes, production regions, and production problems will be given in this chapter. This will be followed by the history of how beans have been improved, the genetic progress which has been achieved, current difficulties and challenges, breeding objectives and strategies, and future prospects.
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Singh, S.P. (1999). Improvement of Small-Seeded Race Mesoamerica Cultivars. In: Singh, S.P. (eds) Common Bean Improvement in the Twenty-First Century. Developments in Plant Breeding, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9211-6_10
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