Dry Edible Bean Breeding Specialist
Carlos leads research on developing disease-resistant, high-performing dry bean varieties. His work focuses on resistance to rust, white mold, bacterial blight, and root rots, while optimizing plant architecture for efficient harvesting and water management.

Key Achievements:

• Developed multiple-stress tolerant black bean germplasm: TARS-MST1, TARS-MST2, TARS-MST3, SB-DT1 (2010)
• Released chickpea germplasm PHREC-Ca-Comp. #1 with enhanced Ascochyta blight resistance (2010)
• Developed Great Northern cultivar ‘Coyne’ with improved disease resistance (2008)
• Released ABC-Weihing germplasm with resistance to common bacterial blight, rust, and BCMV (2008)

Carlos has extensive international experience, including maize breeding in Nepal and corn improvement at CIMMYT in Mexico. He joined the Panhandle Research and Extension Center in 2005.

📧 currea2@unl.edu | ☎️ 308-632-0556
📍 Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center, Scottsbluff, NE