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Performance of bush snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for processing

The present work was done in order to know some methods to evaluate parameters of quality of bush snap beans . The cultivars used were: 'Contender', 'Tendercrop', 'Gallatin 50', 'Early Gallatin', 'Harvester' and 'Eagle'. The parameters to revaluate were: diameter, cross section, lenght, color of pods and seeds and percent of straight pods. The best cultivars for all the parameters evaluates were: 'Harvester' , 'Tendercrop' and 'Eagle'.


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