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:  Kelly.c.Cooper@ndsu.edu
Table 1. Misc
Table 2. Navy
Table 3. Pinto
Dry Edible Bean Variety Trials
K. Cooper, L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
       Dry edible beans play a significant role in irrigated rotations in southeastern North Dakota.  As universities and private companies develop new varieties it is important to test them upon their release.  Twenty-three edible bean varieties were tested: ten miscellaneous, four navy, and eight pinto.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Embden loam; pH = 7.1; 2.3% organic matter; soil N 9 lbs/acre; soil P, soil K was very high and soil S was high. 
Previous crop: 2015 - wheat.  
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: May 24 in 30-inch rows.
Plots: Plots were 25 ft long by 5 ft (2 rows) wide.  The study had four replications.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 19 lbs N/acre, 50 lbs P2O5/acre, 45 lbs K2O/acre and 10 lbs S/acre as 9-24-21-5 April 20.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest control: Spartan Elite 22 oz/acre (May 24), Select Max 12 oz/acre + NIS 1 pt/100 gal + interlock 4 oz/acre (June 13) for weed control.  Endura 5.5 oz/acre (July 15) for disease control.
Harvest: Hand harvested bean varieties August 29 to September 6 as they matured. Harvest area for all bean varieties was five feet (two rows wide) by approximately 21 feet. Beans were threshed with a stationary plot thresher September 1 to September 6.
RESULTS
       The three classes of dry edible beans all had fair yields for the 2016 season. The mean yield of the miscellaneous beans was 2899 lbs/acre. Merlot (small red) had the highest yield of the miscellaneous beans yielding 3472 lbs/acre. The mean yield of the navy beans was 2848 lbs/acre. T9905 had the highest yield of the navy bean yielding 3134 lbs/acre. The mean yield of the pinto beans was 3240 lbs/acre. Windbreaker had the highest pinto bean yield at 3830 lbs/acre.
Table 1.  Misc Bean Variety Trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2016.  
Seed Yield
Market Days to Seeds/ Seed Test 3-yr.
Variety Class PM Pound Weight Weight 2016 Avg.
grams/100 lb/bu ----- lb/ac -----
Eclipse Black Bean  83.3 2497 18.2 63.9 3130 3114
Merlot Small Red 89.0 1295 35.1 60.3 3472 3295
Loreto Black Bean  88.5 2543 17.9 63.1 2734 3051
Zorro Black Bean  83.5 2536 17.9 63.9 2844 --
Rosie Light Red Kidney 93.5 994 45.7 56.9 2616 --
Talon Dark Red Kidney 89.8 1032 44.1 58.7 2754 --
Montcalm Dark Red Kidney 89.3 964 47.2 57.2 2650 2645
Pink Panther Light Red Kidney 87.3 876 51.9 56.7 2868 2634
Rosetta Pink 85.5 1410 32.2 62.6 3222 --
Knight Rider Black Bean  88.5 2570 17.8 62.9 2705 --
 
Mean   87.8 1672 32.8 60.6 2899 --
C.V. (%) 2.0 5.1 5.0 1.9 12.4 --
LSD 0.10 2.1 102 2.0 1.4 431 --
LSD 0.05   2.6 123 2.4 1.7 520 --
Planting date = May 24; Harvest date = August 29 - September 6; Previous crop = wheat
Table 2.  Navy Bean Variety Trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2016.
Seed Yield
Days to Seeds/ Seed Test 3-yr.
Variety PM Pound Weight Weight 2016 Avg.
      grams/100 lb/bu ----- lb/ac -----
HMS Medalist 89.8 2609 17.5 65.3 2389 2959
Ensign 87.0 2307 19.7 64.9 3050 3110
Vista 89.3 2664 17.1 65.6 2819 2978
T9905 88.5 2221 20.5 64.6 3134 3300
Mean 88.7 2450 18.7 65.1 2848 --
C.V. (%) 2.9 5.0 5.3 0.42 13.7 --
LSD 0.10 3.3 165.9 1.3 0.35 507 --
LSD 0.05 4.0 205 1.6 0.43 626 --
             
Planting date = May 24; Harvest date = August 29 - August 30; Previous crop = wheat
Table 3.  Pinto Bean Variety Trial at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2016.
Seed Yield
Days to Seeds/ Seed Test 3-yr.
Variety PM Pound Weight Weight 2016 Avg.
grams/100 lb/bu ----- lb/ac -----
LaPaz 87.3 1388 32.8 61.4 3407 3348
Lariat 90.3 1215 37.5 58.8 2829 3490
Stampede 84.8 1262 36.1 60.2 3438 3347
Maverick 86.8 1219 37.3 59.1 3301 3204
ND-307 89.3 1108 41.0 57.0 3534 --
Windbreaker 84.8 1181 38.5 59.6 3830 3709
Palomino 91.0 1155 39.3 55.2 2633 --
Monterrey 88.3 1305 34.9 61.3 2947 --
             
Mean 87.8 1229 37.2 59.1 3240
C.V. (%) 2.1 4.0 3.8 1.6 9.8
LSD 0.10 2.27 59 1.7 1.1 385
LSD 0.05 2.8 71 2.1 1.4 465  
Planting date = May 24; Harvest date = August 29- September 6; Previous crop = wheat
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