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Derived from the cross DOR483//DOR391/Pompadour J and released in 1996, the Phaseolus vulgaris cultivar Tío Canela-75 (PI595892) is noted for its disease resistance and heat tolerance. In trials conducted over 15 locations in Honduras during 1994 and 1995, yield of Tío Canela-75 averaged 2226 kg/ha, 17 and 44% more than that of Dorado and the farmer control variety. In on-farm trials at 49 locations throughout Honduras, average yield of Tío Canela-75 was 1200 kg/ha, 41% greater than that of the farmer control variety. In addition, Tío Canela-75 was superior to Dorado and landrace varieties for resistance to bean golden mosaic bigeminivirus, Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli, Uromyces appendiculatus and Thanatephorus cucumeris. Tío Canela-75 was identified to be one of the most heat tolerant lines in trials conducted in Nacaome, Honduras in 1994 and 1995. Tío Canela-75 is …