CULTIVAR RELEASE – BRS FC402: high-yielding common bean cultivar with carioca grain, resistance to anthracnose and fusarium wilt

BRS FC402: high-yielding common bean cultivar with carioca grain, resistance to anthracnose and fusarium wilt

Leonardo Cunha Melo, Helton Santos Pereira, Luís Cláudio de Faria, Thiago Lívio Pessoa Oliveira de Souza, Adriane Wendland, José Luis Cabrera Díaz, Hélio Wilson Lemos de Carvalho, Carlos Lásaro Pereira de Melo, Antônio Félix da Costa, Mariana Cruzick de Souza Magaldi and Joaquim Geraldo Cáprio da Costa

Abstract: BRS FC402 is a common bean cultivar of the carioca-grain group with commercial grain quality, suitable for cultivation in 21 Brazilian states. Cultivar has a normal cycle (85-94 days), high yield potential (4479 kg ha-1), 10.1% higher mean yield than the controls (2462 kg ha-1) and resistance to fusarium wilt and anthracnose.

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