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• n  the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
• n  any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried

• common bean plant
• Phaseolus vulgaris

News & Articles

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• Defending food crops: Whitefly experimentation to prevent contamination of agriculture
  On November 8th, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, will introduce a new technique to aid in the development of defenses against diseases threatening food crops worldwide. The method, published under the title Transmitting Plant Viruses Using Whiteflies, is applicable to such at-risk crops as tomatoes and common bean plants. The whitefly method provides a means of interfering with the ...
  Nov. 8, 2013 - EurekAlert!