KIS Pavlin – Slovenian Common Bean Variety

Background

Beans and other legumes play a crucial role both in human nutrition and sustainable agriculture. They are a natural source of protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals, making them an important part of a balanced diet. In addition to their nutritional value, legumes offer significant agronomic benefits – as nitrogen-fixing plants, they improve soil fertility and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizers, contributing to ecological and nature-friendly farming systems.
The breeding of new legume varieties such as KIS Pavlin responds to the challenges of climate change, the needs of local seed production, and the goal of increasing self-sufficiency. By selecting for resistance, nutritional value, and adaptability to local conditions, we are developing varieties suitable for both market-oriented and home-based cultivation.

Invention Description

The subject of the invention is a new dwarf bean variety named KIS Pavlin, developed for multiple uses – both as fresh pods and dry beans, or in a combined system. The variety is the result of targeted breeding, taking into account the nutritional, agronomic, and environmental demands of modern production.
KIS Pavlin produces medium-long yellow pods, stringless, with a heart-shaped cross-section – a distinctive and market-attractive morphology. The plants are vigorous, dark green, with strong growth dynamics and no tendency to lodge. The dry seeds are brown and of suitable size for dry bean production.

The variety is mid-early and highly productive, delivering uniform yields even under less favorable weather conditions. It shows tolerance to Bean common mosaic necrosis virusand tolerance to anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum), and good adaptation to drought and heat, making it well-suited for organic farming.

In terms of nutritional value, KIS Pavlin stands out for its higher protein and molybdenum content, compared to other varieties for pods and dry beans.

Sowing is done in open fields in mid-May (10 cm spacing within rows, 35 cm between rows). Pods are ready to harvest in mid-July, and dry beans in late August.

Key Benefits

• Multi-purpose use – suitable for fresh pods, dry beans, or combined production
• Attractive pods – medium-long, yellow, stringless, with heart-shaped cross-section
• Strong and stable growth – plants are not prone to lodging
• Reliable yield – high and consistent productivity, even in adverse weather conditions
• Tolerant to diseases and stress – good tolerance to viruses, anthracnose, drought, and heat
• Suitable for organic production – excellent choice for nature-friendly systems
• Nutritional quality – higher protein and molybdenum content
• Good harvest timing – pods in mid-July, dry beans in late August
• Slovenian origin – developed by the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and adapted to local conditions