Dry Edible Bean Research at the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center
At the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff, specialists use a team approach into conducting research aimed at benefitting production of dry edible beans and other crops. Scientists at the Panhandle Center conduct research into the following disciplines:
- Dry bean breeding
- Crop Physiology
- Plant pathology
- Weed management
- Insect management
- Machinery systems
- Irrigation systems
- Soil fertility management
- Ag economics
UNL coordinates closely with the dry bean industry, including the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, the Nebraska Dry Bean Growners Association, dry bean processors, and other related industries. Some of the funding for research comes from dry bean checkoff funds.
UNL has bolstered its dry edible bean breeding program in recent years with the hiring of a dry edible bean breeder based in western Nebraska, and the construction of a molecular laboratory (bottom photo) and a greenhouse (top photo) to further enhance our ability to conduct research.
Reports on Research Conducted by UNL
- 2014 On Farm Trials
- 2014 Plant Population Study
- The Magical Fruit: Chronic Health Benefits of Dry Beans
- Cooking Time of Andean Beancap Lines Exposed to Terminal Drought
- Report on Zambia Trip
- Improving dry bean production systems under limited irrigation by integrating variety drought tolerance, plant phenology and soil water based irrigation scheduling, and alleviation of soil compaction: Progress report to Anna Elliot Fund