IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM IN COMMON BEAN AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN 2006

摘要

There is no complete resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, cause of white mold, in common bean. The development of bean cultivars with partial resistance and/or avoidance to white mold would reduce disease losses at no cost to producers. The objective of the study was to identify bean germplasm with broad partial resistance to white mold. To accomplish this, putative sources of resistance developed by bean breeders were evaluated by greenhouse and field screening methods of multiple sites.