NDSU Extension reviews dry bean plant research

North Dakota State University Extension has had a long-term recommendation of establishing pinto bean at 70,000 plants per acre, and black and navy bean at 90,000 plants per acre in wide (30-inch) rows.

However, based on an annual dry bean grower survey, farmers growing black and navy bean are using greater plant populations and narrower rows, says Greg Endres, NDSU Extension cropping systems s...