Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail: Blaine.Schatz@ndsu.edu
Leonard.Besemann@ndsu.edu
Dry Edible Bean Variety Trials
L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
         Dry edible beans play a significant role in irrigated rotations in southeastern ND.  As universities and private companies develop new varieties it is important to test them upon their release.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Gardena loam and Embden loam; pH=7.1; 2.2% organic matter; soil N 17 lbs/acre; soil-P, soil K and soil-S was very high. 
Previous crop:  2013 - potato.  
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: May 30 in 30 inch rows..
Plots: Plots were 17 ft long by 7.5 ft (3 rows) wide.  The study had four replications.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 25 lbs N/acre, 44 lbs P2O5/acre, 47 lbs K2O/acre and 19 lbs S/acre as 10‑18-19-8 April 21.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest control: Trust (1 pt/acre) May 29, Basagran (1.5 pt/acre) + COC (1.25% v/v) June 24, Raptor (4 oz/acre) + NIS (0.25% v/v) + AMS (1 lb/10 gal) July 7 and Section 2EC (8 oz/acre) + COC (1 pt/acre) July 9 for weed control.  Endura (8 oz/acre) July 17 and July 24, T‑Methyl (26 oz/acre) July 31 for disease control.  Kendo (3 oz/acre) July 17 for insect control.
Harvest: Hand harvested bean varieties September 15 to September 22 as they matured.  Harvest area for all bean varieties was seventeen feet of the middle row.  Beans were threshed with a stationary plot thresher September 17 to September 23.
Table 1.  Misc Bean Variety Trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2014.
Seed Yield
Market Days to Seeds/ Seed Test 2 or 3-yr.
Variety Class PM Pound Weight Weight 2014 2013 2012 Avg.
grams/100 lb/bu ------------- lb/ac -------------
Eclipse Black 95.3 2269 20.0 61.5 2682 3130 3764 3192
Merlot Small Red 100.0 1190 38.1 57.5 2727 2713 4072 3171
Sedona Pink 98.0 1006 45.1 56.3 2870 3226 4330 3475
Loreto Black 98.0 2264 20.1 61.6 2576 2880 -- 2728
Rio Rojo Small Red 100.3 1340 33.9 65.0 3186 3285 -- 3236
ND061106 Light Red Kidney 109.8 837 54.2 58.6 2555 -- -- --
ND061210 Dark Red Kidney 91.3 852 53.3 54.0 2224 -- -- --
Montcalm Kidney Bean 93.8 826 55.0 54.3 1891 -- -- --
Pink Panther Kidney Bean 84.8 809 56.1 50.7 1132 -- -- --
Rosetta Pink 91.8 1213 37.4 60.1 2707 -- -- --
Mean   96.3 1261 41.3 58.0 2455 -- -- --
C.V. (%) 1.2 2.3 2.5 1.5 6.5 -- -- --
LSD 0.10 1.4 35 1.3 1.0 191 -- -- --
LSD 0.05   1.7 42 1.5 1.2 230 -- -- --
Planting date = May 30; Harvest date = September 15; 
ND061106 = September 22; Previous crop = potato
Table 2.  Navy Bean Variety Trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2014.
Seed Yield      
Days to Seeds/ Seed Test 3-yr.
Variety PM Pound Weight Weight 2014 2013 2012 Avg.
grams/100 ----------------- lb/ac -----------------      
HMS Medalist 101.0 2496 18.2 63.0 2874 3320 2205 2800
Avalanche 97.3 2179 20.9 62.6 2463 2513 2341 2439
Ensign 95.3 2136 21.3 62.1 2936 3137 2478 2851
Vista 110.3 2333 19.5 63.3 2750 3363 2327 2813
T9905 101.0 1921 23.6 62.2 3321 3883 2855 3353
Norstar 100.5 2430 18.7 64.8 2469 2199 1573 2080
Mean 100.9 2249 20.3 63.0 2802 -- -- --
C.V. (%) 0.8 2.4 2.5 1.1 6.0 -- -- --
LSD 0.10 1.0 66 0.6 0.9 208 -- -- --
LSD 0.05 1.2 80 0.8 1.1 253 -- -- --
Planting date = May 30; Harvest date = September 15; 
Vista = September 22; Previous crop = potato
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