Breeding of a new early-mature faba bean variety Pucan 8009
Pucan 8009 is a new early-mature fata beans variety based on Qinhouben No.1 as the female parent,and Ch-uan 9109-1 as the male parent.This variety has green peel and black hilum,with commodity maturity period of about 90 days in Fujian province,plant height of 78-85 cm,17.2 pods per plant,3.03 pieces per pod.The hundred grains of fresh beans mass is about 255 g,dry seeds mass is about 120 g,and the yield of green pods per 667 m2 is over 650 kg.The fresh bean protein content is 13.3 g·100 g-1,starch content is 20.8 g·100 g-1,vitamin C content is 13.9 mg·100 g-1,and tannin content is 3.92×103 mg·kg-1.It is moderately susceptible to fata bean chocolate spot.It is suitable for autumn sowing and spring harvesting as fresh fata bean varieties in Fujian province and the same ecological areas,harvest green beans for fresh food.