Adzuki bean variety testing in the Markham Valley

Abstract

The Department of Primary Industry has introduced a number of  varieties of  Adzuki bean into Papua New Guinea. The introductions were made to try to identify a cheap and easily available source of  plant protein which villagers can grow in  their gardens, and use to improve the protein intake in their diet. A collection of 20 experimental lines of Adzuki bean is held at Bubia Agricultural Research Centre. All of these were introduced from CSIRO, Brisbane. This  article outlines the results of the trials carried out using the Adzuki bean collection at  Bubia.