The invention provides processes for marker assisted selection of common beans expressing volatile compounds that provide flavor traits associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and/or sequences flanking SNPs, as well as allele-specific oligo sequence primers configured to anneal to related SNPs and to report the presence or absence of SNPs with fluorescent signals using a PCR assay, a KASP assay (i.e., modified PCR assay), or other molecular marker assay, e.g., SSR, capable of identifying the presence or absence of SNPs and/or portions of flanking sequences of the SNPs, all of which enhances selection efficiency in common bean breeding strategies.

The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGZ1825. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGZ1825 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGZ1825 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGZ1825, including the pods and gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGG2053. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SVGG2053, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGG2053 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGG2053, including the pods and gametes of such plants.

The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated SVGN6196. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line SVGN6196, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGN6196 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGN6196, including the pods and gametes of such plants.

Novel garden bean cultivars, such as bean designated HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 are disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of garden bean HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494, to the plants and plant parts of garden bean HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494, and to methods for producing a garden bean plant by crossing the garden bean HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494 with itself or another garden bean plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing other garden bean plants derived from the garden bean HMX4104, HMX0164423, HMX0164444, HMX0164476 and/or HMX0164494.

Green bean plants exhibiting resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a Sclerotinia sclerotiorum resistance phenotype and lacking an undesirable seed color trait. Such plants include green bean plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers for detecting plants comprising introgressed disease resistance alleles, are further provided.

A new garden bean variety (Phaseolus vulgaris L) designated as PV-857, particularly characterized by resistance to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) and Bean rust (Uromyces appendiculatus), is provided.

Novel garden bean cultivar, such as bean designated HMX4104 is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of garden bean HMX4104, to the plants and plant parts of garden bean HMX4104, and to methods for producing a garden bean plant by crossing the garden bean HMX4104 with itself or another garden bean plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing other garden bean plants derived from the garden bean HMX4104.

An edible bean seed designated as <13431> or SANTA MARIA, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <13431> or SANTA MARIA for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <13431> or SANTA MARIA.

An edible bean seed designated as <13396> or GAUCHO, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <13396> or GAUCHO for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <13396> or GAUCHO.