He is planning the release of a 'Honduran Red' type germplasm. He discussed protecting the exotic market classes brought to the US by Shree Singh. These will be released and publicized. Molly Welsh reported on the USDA germplasm collection and noted that the majority of the core collection is day-length sensitive. Jim Myers discussed an expected reduction in snap bean acres due to a decline in canning capacity in Oregon.
White mold is the biggest problem in snap bean production in Oregon.
They are working with coccineus-derived sources of resistance. G122 is no better than a susceptible for white mold resistance in their trials. They are developing seed coat color isolines by backcrossing. 750,000 acres were planted in ND in 2000. Due to low prices, it may be lower in 2001.