Parainema is a Honduran Sarchimor selection prized for high yield and resistance to both rust and some nematodes.
Parainema is a selection of the T5296 Sarchimor line, released in 2004 by Honduras's IHCAFE. WCR describes it as well adapted to medium altitudes, with high rust resistance and resistance to some Meloidogyne nematodes (though not Pratylenchus spp.), very high yield potential and large beans.
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Honduras released Parainema in 2004 as a pedigree selection of T5296, a line that on its own is not stable from one generation to the next.
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Parainema is a selection from T5296.
Grown in
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