%0 Journal Article %T CULTIVAR RELEASE - Common bean cultivar BRS Ametista with large Carioca grains and disease resistance %A Leonardo Cunha Melo %A Joaquim Geraldo C¨¢prio da Costa %A Helton Santos Pereira %A Maria Jos¨¦ Del Peloso %J Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology %D 2012 %I Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding %X BRS Ametista is a common bean cultivar with Carioca grain and yields similar to cultivar P¨¦rola, but with larger grain size, resistance to anthracnose and Fusarium wilt. It is recommended for 18 states in all regions of Brazil and can be planted on over 95% of the area used for common bean in the country. %K Phaseolus vulgaris %K grain size %K Fusarium wilt. %U http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/c8eb9792-da92-39f8.pdf