Quality Grading of Locally Grown Snap Beans for the Fresh Market

Abstract

Snap bean samples from the fall, winter and spring plantings were of higher quality than those collected from similar varieties planted in the summer. The Astro and Tendergreen from the summer plantings were the best producers of graded beans, although their yields were only 63.8 and 63.9%, respectively. CV Harvester from the fall and spring plantings picked at 45 and at 52 days after planting produced the most No. 1 grade beans among the six varieties of the study.