Sergio A. Cruz1, Juan L. Garces1, Milan O. Urban1, Daniel A. Suarez2, Bodo Raatz1, Johan S. Aparicio1, Gloria Mosquera1 and Stephen Beebe1* 1International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia 2ETH Zürich, Switzerland The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Receive an email when it is updated Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume crop worldwide and is a major nutrient source in the tropics.