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IMPROVING SEED DURABILITY, PROCESSING QUALITY AND CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF ORGANIC DRY BEANS THROUGH BREEDING FOR SUSTAINABLE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS

Objective

The goals of this projectare to 1) Breed dry bean for organic production and end-use quality. 2) Develop value-added organic bean products using sustainable processing and packaging. 3) Sensory evaluation, assessment of consumer preferences and marketing potential of value-added organic bean products. 4) Evaluate package performance of pouches and microwave steamable bags for beans. 5) Disseminate of project results through interactive crop and product evaluations.

Investigators
Cichy, K.; Dolan, KI, .; Siddiq, MU, .; Caputo, VI, .; Mayhew, EM, .; Noh, YO, .; Bales, SC, .
Institution
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Start date
2024
End date
2027
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
ILLW-2024-03356
Accession number
1032781
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1032781.html