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Disease-resistant bean varieties

  • Information below is based on surveys of seed catalogs in 2017, 2019, and 2022. Occasionally varieties are listed as resistant without the disease(s) or disorder(s) specified.
  • Follow links to details pages below for more information about the specific diseases that the varieties are resistant to and the seed catalogs surveyed.
  • Prefer to view disease-resistant variety information in spreadsheets? Download disease-resistant variety spreadsheets from this Box folder.

Dry beans

  • Black Turtle: White Mold
  • Calypso: Disease resistance not specified
  • Drabo: White Mold
  • Eclipse (black bean): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Elite: Disease resistance not specified
  • Jacob’s Cattle: White Mold
  • Nodak Pinto: White Mold
  • Pinkeye Purple Hull: Blackeye Cowpea Mosaic Virus
  • Quincy Pinto (tan bean): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Silver Cloud Cannellini: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Top Pick Brown Crowder: Disease resistance not specified
  • Top Pick Cream Cowpea: Disease resistance not specified

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French beans

  • Algarve (french climbing): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Amethyst (purple): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Bamako (yellow filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Halo Blight
  • Banga: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Carminat: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Compass (green filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Denver: Anthracnose, Bacterial Leaf Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Flagrano; (green): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Fortex (dark green filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), White Mold
  • Mascotte: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Maxibel: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Nickel: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight, Root Rot, White Mold
  • Pauldor (yellow filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Pincher: Bacterial Brown Spot, White Mold
  • Purple Queen Improved: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Royal Burgundy (purple): Bean Beetles, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Powdery Mildew, White Mold
  • Sassy: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Serengeti: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Shirofumi; (soybean): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Slenderette: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus, Powdery Mildew
  • Stardust
  • Tavera (green filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Teggia: Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Rust
  • Tobago (filet): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Halo Blight
  • Topazio Horticultural: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Velour (purple filet): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Vroma (pale green)

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Green beans

  • Accelerate: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Root Rot
  • Achiever: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Affirmed; (green): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Aldrin (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Rust
  • Ambition: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Ambra: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Annihilator (very dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Antiqua; (green): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • BA0958; (med green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Root Rot
  • BA0999; (med green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • BA1006 (med green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Barron; (dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Bartram: Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Bison: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Bountiful: Powdery Mildew, Rust
  • Bowie; (dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Bridger: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Bronco; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Buffalo: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Bush Blue Lake 274: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 15)
  • Cabot: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Rust
  • Cantare: Disease resistance not specified
  • Caprice (med dk green): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Halo Blight
  • Cassidy; (med dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Chisolm: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Colter; (med dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Comper; (dk green): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Halo Blight
  • Concador Yellow Filet: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Halo Blight
  • Concesa; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Contender; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Powdery Mildew
  • Coyote: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Crockett; (dk green): Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Rust
  • Derby: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Desoto; (med dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • Desperado; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Dominator; (very dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Duke
  • E-Z Pick; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Early Contender: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Pod Mottle Virus
  • Eliminator (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Endeavour: Anthracnose, Halo Blight
  • Envy: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Espada: Anthracnose, Angular Leaf Spot, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Halo Blight
  • Flavor Sweet: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Green Crop; (med green); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Greenback; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Grenada; (dk green): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight, Rust
  • Grenoble: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Hickok; (med dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Rust
  • HM5101: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • HMX016-4494: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Halo Blight
  • Hystyle: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Inspiration (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Jade II; (med dk Green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus, Tip Rot, Rust
  • Kentucky Dreamer: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Lasalle (med dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Common Blight, Halo Blight
  • Lewis; (dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Rust
  • Lexi: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Lynx: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight, Rust
  • Magnum: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Malibu: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Masai
  • Mascotte: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Halo Blight
  • Matador: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Maxibel: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Momentum (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Montpellier: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Oakley; (dk green): Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Rust
  • Oregon 91 G: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • OSU 5630: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Outlaw; (med dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Park’s Whopper: Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Pharaoh: Rust
  • Pickin’ & Grinnin’: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Pike; (med dk green): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Prevail; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Provider; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Pod Mottle Virus, Rust
  • PV857; (dk green): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • PV888: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Rust
  • Red Tail: Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Curly Top Virus
  • Renegade: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus
  • Sahara: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Savannah; (dk green): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus, Golden Mosaic Virus
  • Soldier
  • Strike; (med lt green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • SV1137GF: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Root Rot
  • Sybaris; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Seychelles; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Teggia; (red/yellow): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Tema: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Tendercrop: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Tenderette; (med green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Tendergreen (Improved): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Top Crop: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Valentino; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Weston: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight
  • Windsor Fava
  • Wyatt; (dk green): Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Common Blight, Curly Top Virus, Halo Blight, Root Rot

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Half-runner beans

  • Mountaineer Half Runner: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • State Half Runner: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Nematode
  • Volunteer White Half Runner: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • White Mountain Half Runner: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)

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Italian flat beans

  • Aunt Ada’s; (flat): White Mold
  • Capitano; (yellow); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Dulcina; (med green); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Forrester (flat): Halo Blight, Rust
  • Furano; (med dk green); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Hilda Romano; (flat)
  • Jumbo; (green); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Navajo; (med dk green): Anthracnose
  • Navarro;  (flat/Romano): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Halo Blight
  • Roma  II (med green); (flat/Romano): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Papaya Ring Spot, Rust
  • Romano; (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Romano Gold (yellow): Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Romano Purpiat: Resistant to disorders
  • Velero; (dk green); (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus
  • Venice; (flat): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)

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Lima beans

  • Eastland; (lt green): Downy Mildew
  • Alabama Black Eye: Resistant to disorders
  • Bridgeton; (green): Downy Mildew
  • Cangreen (lt green): Resistant to disorders
  • Fordhook Bush 242; (med dk green): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Rust
  • Henderson: Disease resistance not specified
  • Jackson Wonder; (dk green); (Heirloom): Resistant to disorders
  • Mezcla: Resistant to disorders
  • Sadie’s: Resistant to disorders
  • Thorogreen; (dk green): Resistant to disorders

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Pole beans

  • Blue Coco; (Heirloom): Resistant to disorders
  • Blue Lake (pole) and 274 (bush); (green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Cobra: Resistant to disorders
  • Early Riser: White Mold
  • Gita; (dk green): Resistant to disorders
  • Helda: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Kentucky Blue; (dk green): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Kentucky Wonder 125 (med green); (bush): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Rust
  • Kentucky Wonder 191 (dk green; (pole): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Missouri Wonder: Resistant to disorders
  • Oriental Wonder: Resistant to disorders
  • Rattlesnake (dk green w/purple streaks): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Red Noodle; (burgundy): White Mold

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Wax beans

  • Borsalino;  (baby wax): Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • BSC825: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Carson; (yellow): Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus
  • Celine (purple): Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Cherokee: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Rust
  • Concador: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Dior: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus, Halo Blight
  • DW60: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Eureka: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Gold Dust: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Golden Butterwax: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15)
  • Golden Goal: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Golden Rocky; (Heirloom): Resistant to disorders
  • Golden Rod: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Golden Wax; (Improved): Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Goldilocks: Anthracnose, Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus
  • Gold Mine: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • Gold Rush: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Curly Top Virus
  • Monte Gusto: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Pencil Pod Black: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Resistance Cherokee: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Rust
  • Rocdor: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1, 15), Halo Blight
  • Serin: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Soleil: Anthracnose, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)
  • Sunburst: Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1), Halo Blight
  • SV1003GF: Bacterial Brown Spot, Bean Common Mosaic Virus (race 1)

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