Dry Beans Used in Breeding Trials to be Sent to Guelph Food Bank

One U of G bean breeder grows nearly 100,000 plants each year at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Elora. But, only a few thousand of those plants are needed for U of G’s breeding programs.

“The rest, thousands of beautiful, colourful and nutritious beans full of potential, are typically left in the field,” Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi says. “Rather than letting them go unused, we’re giving them a new purpose.” 

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