When possible, choose bean varieties that are resistant to prevalent pathogens and nematodes. Base your choice on disease resistance, growth habit, seed quality, days to maturity, seed yield potential, geographic adaptation, and marketability.
Use the table below to help with decisions for blackeyes.
| Line | Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tracheiphilum |
Root-knot nematode resistance (Meloidogyne spp.)1 | Cowpea aphid Aphis craccivora |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 | Race 4 | M. incognita | M. javanica | ||
| CB-5 | susceptible | susceptible | resistant | susceptible | susceptible |
| CB-46 | resistant | susceptible | resistant | susceptible | susceptible |
| CB-502 | resistant | resistant | resistant | moderately resistant | susceptible |
| CB-77 | resistant | susceptible | resistant | moderately resistant | resistant |
| 1 Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita races 1 and 3 and M. javanica) resistance to root galling and reproduction. |
| 2 CB50 is best yielding in the Bakersfield area with inconsistent yields in other regions. |
Refer to the following production manuals for the most up-to-date cultivar selection information for common, lima, and garbanzo beans:
- Common dry bean production in California, ANR Publication 8402.
- Garbanzo bean (chickpea) production in California, ANR publication 8634.
- Lima bean production in California, ANR Publication 8505.