Common Bean Improvement in the Twenty-First Century

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Production and Utilization

   • Shree P. Singh

   Pages 1-24

3. Diversity in Phaseolus Species in Relation to the Common Bean

   • Daniel G. Debouck

   Pages 25-52

4. Development of an Integrated Linkage Map

   • Paul Gepts

   Pages 53-91

5. Marker-Assisted Selection

   • James D. Kelly, Phillip N. Miklas

   Pages 93-123

6. Genetic Transformation

   • Hans-Jörg Jacobsen

   Pages 125-132

7. Integrated Genetic Improvement

   • Shree P. Singh

   Pages 133-165

8. Breeding to Improve Plant Type

   • Albert Vandenberg, Thandiwe Nleya

   Pages 167-183

9. Breeding to Improve Yield

   • James D. Kelly, Kristin A. Schneider, Judith M. Kolkman

   Pages 185-222

10. Improvement of Medium-Seeded Race Durango Cultivars

    • Mark A. Brick, Kenneth F. Grafton

    Pages 223-253

11. Improvement of Small-Seeded Race Mesoamerica Cultivars

    • Shree P. Singh

    Pages 255-274

12. Improvement of Large-Seeded Race Nueva Granada Cultivars

    • James S. Beaver

    Pages 275-288

13. Improvement of Snap Bean

    • James R. Myers, James R. Baggett

    Pages 289-329

14. Integrated Management of Abiotic Stresses

    • Michael Thung, Idupulapati M. Rao

    Pages 331-370

15. Integrated Pest Management

    • Howard F. Schwartz, Frank B. Peairs

    Pages 371-388

16. Back Matter

    Pages 389-405

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The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. ) is the most important pulse crop in the world. It is an important source of calories, proteins, dietary fibers, minerals, and vitamins for millions of people in both developing and developed countries worldwide. It complements cereals and other carbohydrate-rich foods in providing near-perfect nutrition to people of all ages. Moreover, a regular intake ofbeans helps lower cholesterol and cancer risks. Despite the fact that per capita consumption of common bean in some developed countries (e. g. , the U. S. A. ) has been increasing over the last several years, in general, the average global per capita consumption is declining because production is unable to keep up with the population growth. Moreover, increasing demand for pesticide-free food products, concern for natural resources conservation, and the need to reduce production costs offer daunting challenges to the twenty-first century policy makers, bean growers, and researchers alike. High yielding, high quality bean cultivars that require less water, fertilizers, pesticides, and manual labor combined with integrated management of abiotic and biotic stresses will have to be developed. Eminent bean researchers were invited to contemplate these issues, prepare a state-of-the-art account on most relevant topics, and offer their insight into research directions into the twenty-first century. Four excellent books have been published covering various aspects ofthe common bean since 1980. These books are: I) Bean Production Problems nd in the Tropics (l SI ed. 1980, 2 ed. 1989), H. F. Schwartz & M. A.

• bean
• breeding
• development
• genetic improvement
• genetics
• plant

• University of Idaho, Kimberly, USA

  Shree P. Singh

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