Silver Cloud Cannellini Dry Bean, Small White Beans are a protein-rich starchy vegetable

Small White Beans are a protein-rich starchy vegetable, full of vitamins, minerals and an excellent source of dietary fibre. Adding small White Beans to your diet offers a variety of health benefits such as promoting digestive health and preventing heart disease.

AS 123 followed Teebus as being the standard commercial canning bean in South Africa. All the local canners accept AS 123 in their factories, and it forms the basis of comparison for all new canning bean varieties. It is larger than the traditional Navy bean (Canada, Michigan etc.), but local factories have optimised their processes for this and the market for baked beans of this size is entrenched.

Agronomic characteristics

Growth Habit                Determinate, type I

Days to Maturity          105-115

Days to flower               45-55

Disease resistances

Rust                                  Highly resistant (9/9 score)

Angular leaf spot         Highly Resistant (9/9 score)

Anthracnose                  Moderately susceptible (6/9 score)

BCMV                               bc2 gene resistance

Seed characteristics

Seeds/kg                         4630 seeds/kg (towards the large end of the size range for small white canning beans).

Description                    Oval shaped seed with a clear white colour and a shiny lustre.

Yield daptation          The canning industry has migrated to areas where consistent grain quality can be produced. There is a strong effect of environment on canning attributes (such as hydration ratio, seed coat colour and texture) which dominates varietal adaptation over and above yield.