Summary
Ten cultivars of lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L), introduced from IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) of Nigeria, were tested in Iranduba Village and Antonio Aleixo Colony, in 1977 and 1978, respectively. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the performance of the ten introduced cultivar in order to find a cultivar adapted to the Amazonian enviroment, that could be a new food option for the region. The results indicated that the TPI-17 cultivar showed better performance in both locals, with average productions above 1.500kg of dry seed per hectare; machine efficiency of 55%; greater quantity of pods per plant; good seed quality; little incidence of mosaic virus and a precocious cycle.