LI Jiang 1，2，LI Quan-hui 1，2，SHAO Deng-kui 1，2*，HOU Quan-gang 1
1 Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences，Qinghai University，Xining 810016，Qinghai，China；2 Key Laboratory
of Vegetable Genetics and Physiology of Qinghai Province，Xining 810016，Qinghai，China
‘Qingcaidou No.3’ is a new variety of dwarf bean，developed through systematic selection and
breeding from aberrance single plant of dwarf material‘ A2007-1’ in fields introduced from Venezuela．It is of
erectness，resistant to diseases，and has higher yield．The pod is of long and round stick shape．The tender pod is
15.57 cm in length and 1.05 cm in width．The average single pod weight is 6.59 g，and the number of pods per plant
is 23.7．It is suitable for one-time centralized harvest．It takes 68-75 days from sowing to harvesting，and the
whole growth period is about 120 days．The average yield is 30 t·hm-2．The yield of high-yielding fields can reach
37.5 t·hm-2．It is suitable for all year-round cultivation in solar greenhouse in Qinghai Province，and suitable for
cultivation in open fields with altitude between 1 650-2 300 m in Qinghai Province，or multiple cropping．
