'BRS TIMBO': NEW COMMON BEAN CULTIVAR FROM 'ROXINHO' COMERCIAL GRAIN TYPE

摘要

Dry bean is one of the most important crop in Brazil because it is daily component of the food of the Brazilian population and most of the production came from small farms. The Brazilian production in the past ten years was between 2.2 and 3.4 milliontons. It was observed a decreasing in planted area and an increasing in yield. The market for different grain types from carioca (beige with brown strips) and black is in expansion in Brazil. There is a demand by industry for a product with different type and quality to attend people with high income. The dry bean breeding program of Embrapa Rice and Beans, aims at the development of genotypes with adaptation, resistance to main diseases, yield, reduced high of plant. As result of this program, Embrapa Rice and Beans is releasing BRS Timbo, a cultivar of the grain type (purple)"roxinho".