Two recombinant inbred populations of kidney beans were developed and evaluated for canning quality. One population, composed of 75 recombinant inbred lines (RILs), was from a Montcalm/California Dark Red Kidney 82 cross. The second population, with 73 RILs, was from a Montcalm/California Early Light Red Kidney cross. RILs from both populations were planted in North Dakota in 1996 and Michigan in 1996 and 1997. Beans of each RIL were thermally processed using established procedures. Appearance and degree of splitting of each sample and the check varieties were scored subjectively on a 1-7 scale to represent the minimum and maximum acceptability levels of the traits, respectively. Genotypes and genotype × environment interactions were highly significant based on analyses of variance. In the 75 RIL population, seven lines, based on appearance, consistently appeared in the top 25% in all environments (mean = 4.5; range = 4.0-6.1), and four had consistently high acceptability scores (mean = 4.6; range = 4.0-6.3) for the degree of splitting trait. In the population with 73 RILs, nine lines consistently appeared in the top 25% in all environments based on appearance (mean = 4.6; range = 4.1-5.3). For degree of splitting, nine lines had consistently high acceptability scores (mean = 4.2; range = 3.7-5.1). Appearance and splitting of cooked dry bean are quantitatively inherited traits. The field experiments were useful to obtain RILs for screening to identify molecular markers associated with QTLs. Three primers—OQ11, ON186, and OF5—reported to be useful RAPD markers for processing quality in navy beans are of special interest in the current study.
Exploration of the Yield Potential of Mesoamerican Wild Common Beans From Contrasting Eco-Geographic Regions by Nested Recombinant Inbred Populations
