Horticultural performance and QTL mapping of snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) populations with organic and conventional breeding histories

This study lays the groundwork for improving snap bean germplasm for performance in organic systems by tracking the microevolutions created through long-term selection under organic or conventional management (i.e., breeding history). By understanding these shifts, plant breeders will begin to build a toolbox of genetic information that they can leverage in modern breeding work for organic crop cultivars.