Gallantry dark red kidney bean

Gallantry (CFIA registration No. 8998) is a full-season dark red kidney bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar developed and released by the Dry Bean Breeding Program at University of Guelph. It yields 340 kg ha −1 more than Red Hawk and performs comparably to Dynasty in terms of seed yield potential. Gallantry exhibits good harvestability, desirable seed qualities, and canning quality values comparable to those of check cultivars. It is well adapted to the dry bean growing regions across southern and western Ontario. Gallantry is resistant to bean common mosaic virus, anthracnose race 73, and tolerant of common bacterial blight.