Agronomic response and basic seed quality of common bean cultivars produced in a carbonate fluffy brown soil

Abstract

The productivity of common bean cultivars is highly dependent on seed quality. In the present study, the agronomic response and seed quality with basic category of 13 commercial cultivars of common bean was determined in a carbonated fluffy brown soil. The work was carried out in Placetas municipality, Villa Clara province, between November and March of the 2020-2021 cycle. Agricultural yield and its components were determined, as well as seed quality parameters. The cultivars ‘CUFIG 48’ and ‘BAT-93’ presented significantly higher values than the rest of the cultivars in agricultural yield, number of legumes and seeds per plant. Analyses carried out at the Seed Testing and Plant Health Laboratories of Villa Clara province indicated that the seeds of all cultivars meet the quality specifications for the basic category.

Keywords

• physical quality
• phytosanitary quality
• legumes per plant
• agricultural yield