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[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1209579 USDA page for Isla (PI 281987)]
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[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1209579 USDA Accession: Isla (PI 281987)]
  
G18870 at [http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/beancollection.do CIAT]
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[http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/beancollection.do CIAT] Accession: G18870
  
 
== Uses ==
 
== Uses ==

Revision as of 19:20, 12 April 2013

Isla
Uses dry or shelly
Growth Habit pole
Maturity late
Flower Color
Pod Color green
Seed Color dark red
Seed Pattern solid


Name and History

From the USDA's collection, number PI 281987. Collected in Chile in 1962 under the name Isla, which just means "island" in Spanish.

Seed bank information:

USDA Accession: Isla (PI 281987)

CIAT Accession: G18870

Uses

Shelly or dry. Reportedly an excellent shelly. CIAT has it listed as a snap bean.

Description

Growth: 115-120 days to maturity. The USDA's page says it's susceptible to root rot and bean mosaic virus.

Flowers:

Pods:

Seeds: Solid dark red; round and fat; like a darker, smaller version of True Red Cranberry.

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