Collection and Phenological Evaluation of Fresh Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Germplasm Grown at South of Eastern Anatolia

The study was carried out to record the phenological features and to identify promising cultivar candidates by selection criteria of 378 collected bean germplasm which were suitable for fresh consumption in South of Eastern Anatolia (Bitlis, Bingöl, Muş, Malatya, Tunceli, Elazığ, Hakkâri, Van) in 2009-2011. In the study, 4F-89 and Helinda Gold pole bean cultivars, Yalova-5 and Yalova-17 dwarf bean cultivars were used as standard control varieties. According to the weighing rating and phenological observations, 62 pole and 26 dwarf fresh beans were identified as promising candidate lines among collected 378 lines in 2010. Among these 86 suitable lines, 30 pole and 8 dwarf fresh beans were observed as promising candidate lines. According to the result of the study, significant differences were determined between the standard cultivars and the local varieties