Dry Beans
Research Priorities for the Michigan Dry Bean Industry
Michigan Bean Commission
Joe Cramer
516 South Main, Suite D
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
989-262-8550
jcramer@michiganbean.com
- Genetic improvement through variety development of dry bean lines well-suited to Michigan’s production region and market classes for the following traits:
- Yield and processing quality.
- Development of new breeding tools and germplasm to enhance white mold tolerance.
- Stacking of favorable genes associated with anthracnose and common bacterial blight resistance.
- Sustainability (nutrient (N, P) use efficiency) and Abiotic stress (heat stress, drought, flooding tolerance)
- Management of disease, soil fertility and nutrient management, weed control, and plant desiccation in direct harvest systems.
- White mold management including but not limited to: applications timings, active ingredients, prediction models.
- Weed control including but not limited to: new active ingredients, overlapping residual herbicide programs, cultural management and research on organic practices.
- Soil fertility and nutrient management including but not limited to: nitrogen fertilizer use rates, starter fertilizer programs, foliar fertilizer tank-mixes and timings.
- Development of tools and genetics that lead to the increased usage of dry beans and dry bean as an ingredient in food productions
- Dry bean flour
- Development of a decision support tool for variety selection
- New market opportunities
Updated September 2025
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