Characterization of pinto and cranberry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces from western Himalayan Kashmir for yield and quality

The present study aimed to characterize pinto and cranberry bean landraces of Kashmir valley. A set 30 genotypes including 16 12 type two checks viz., Shalimar Rajmash-1 (SR-1) French Bean-1 (SFB-1) were evaluated for seven qualitative 10 quantitative traits.  There was a substantial variation among accessions (28 2 checks) all the Out 28 landrace accessions, 13 bushy 15 pole type.  Pods predominantly green seed colour brown with characteristic mottling varying shades.  medium sized oval seeds. variability as depicted by wide range both morphological quality traits pertaining water absorption well protein content phytic acid. heat map revealed that yield had significant correlation number pods per plant (0.505), followed length (0.455) seeds pod (0.414). Similarly, percentage significantly correlated hydration coefficient wet weight capacity but negatively hard shell coat proportion. Principal component analysis based on related concentrated in first three components four explaining 67.23 % 78.60 variation, respectively.  desirable could be identified consistent performance various maturity, high low acid content. Keywords: Common bean, Western Himalayas, Pinto beans, Cranberry Cooking quality, Seed protein, Phytic &nbsp