Habtamu Alemu
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Assosa Agricultural Research Center,
Assosa
Ethiopia
Review Article
Breeding Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for Canning Quality Traits: A Review
Author(s): Habtamu AlemuHabtamu Alemu
Common bean or haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plays a paramount role in human nutrition and market economies in the world. Common bean is the most important food legume either as a source of protein for local consumption as dry seeds, green pods (as in snap beans), and green-shelled seed and in some tropical areas, bean leaves are cooked eaten like spinach and young leaves used in salads, or as an export crop for generating foreign currency in Ethiopia. This paper has the objective of reviewing the quality parameters for canning quality of common beans and the works done so far on breeding of the common bean for canning quality. Canning quality in dry bean is determined by a complex of traits, such as hydration coefficient (HC), washed drained weight (WDWT), percent washed drained weight (PWDWT – WDWT expressed as percentage by weight of the can contents), texture.. View More»
