Katheryn Chen This chapter provides an overview of tepary bean, a pulse crop closely related to common bean. Tepary beans are renowned for needing very little water to grow. As climate change threatens the future of agriculture, the natural drought and heat tolerance provided by tepary bean becomes increasingly valuable. In recent years, this once overlooked crop is now gaining traction both as a consumer-ready product and as a genetic resource for improving related legumes.
Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius)
