Breeding and Promotion of the New Snap Bean Variety'Changnongjiadou No.8'
The new snap bean variety'Changnongjiadou No.8'is a new early maturing and trailing bean variety crossed by'Jiangjun'as the female parent and'Yushudou'as the male parent,and bred through 6 consecutive generations with pedigree method.Its growth period is 55 days,and the young pods are mainly green in color,short and flat in shape,with convex seed chambers,thick flesh,no fiber at the seam,soft and tender in taste,and strong bean aroma.'Changnongjiadou No.8'has vitamin C content of 101.0 mg/kg,dry matter content of 8.72%,crude fiber content of 0.93%,soluble solids content of 5.30%and protein content of 2.92%.Its average yield is as high as 1 843.3 kg per 667 m2,which is significantly higher than the average yield of the control'Jiangjun'by 18.4%.It is resistant to anthracnose,rust and wilt diseases,whose the results of artificial inoculation during the seedling stage are consistent with the identification of natural disease occurrence in the field.It has characteristics of high quality,high yield,strong disease resistance,early maturity,wide adaptability,as well as uniformity,distinctness and stability through DUS testing.It is recommended to promote planting in Jilin province,with a currently promoted planting area of 186.67 hm2.