Davis Associate Professor and Soil Specialist Colorado State University Project Description Background Dry beans are more sensitive than other crops to a number of soil problems. This sensitivity can lead to poor root growth and potential disease problems.
Salinity is when soil is high in salts.
This condition results in soils with very poor structure and limited drainage. These three conditions are interrelated, but their treatments are quite different. Therefore, we can not recommend treatment until we have properly diagnosed the extent of these problems. We will work with county agents and seed companies to collect the samples around the state. The seventeen counties which produced over 10,000 cwt in 1996 will be sampled proportionately depending on their bean acreage.