A new variety of blackeye beans— Vigna sinensis—known as Grant has shown resistance to Fusarium wilt in field tests in the Chino Valley of San Bernardino County in 1955 and in greenhouse tests. A high level of resistance in the Grant to the race—or races—was noted on two properties in that area where the wilt fungus was present.

The above progress report is based on Research Projects Nos. 1575 and 1625B.

The Grant variety was named for grower George Grant of Chino who selected the single healthy plant from a field of Chino 3.

George Bowman, Farm Advisor, University of California, San Bernurdino County, co-operated in the large scale field test near Chino.