Common bean cultivar BRS Ametista with large Carioca grains and disease resistance
Leonardo Cunha Melo, Joaquim Geraldo Cáprio da Costa, Helton Santos Pereira, Maria José Del Peloso, Adriane Wendland, Luís Cláudio de Faria, Adriano Stephan Nascente, José Luis Cabrera Díaz, Hélio Wilson Lemos de Carvalho, Antônio Félix da Costa, Válter Martins de Almeida, Carlos Lázaro Pereira de Melo, Ângela de Fátima Barbosa Abreu, Mariana Cruzick de Sousa Magaldi, Sheila Cristina Prucoli Posse, Benedito Fernandes de Souza Filho, Juarez Fernandes Souza, Cléber Moraes Guimarães and Jaison Pereira de Oliveira
Abstract – BRS Ametista is a common bean cultivar with Carioca grain and yields similar to cultivar Pérola, but with larger grain size, resistance to anthracnose and Fusarium wilt. It is recommended for 18 states in all regions of Brazil and can be planted on over 95% of the area used for common bean in the country.