Abstract: ‘Jinong Youdou 1’is a new kidney bean conventional cultivar bred with individual selection method. It has strong growth with more branches. Pod-setting is low and the corolla is purple. The fruit is wide-knife shaped with a flat and green skin. The fruit is 13–15 cm in length，2.0–2.6 cm in width，1.3 cm in flesh thick. The fruit weight is 18–20 g. There are 6–7 seeds per fruit. The seed is oval and dark brown. 1000-grain weight is about 500 g. The fruit is good quality and no fiber. It is resistant to diseases. The yield of fresh fruit is about 2.3 t · hm-2. Total growth period is about 135 days. Appropriate cultivation area is in the Jilin Province for open field.

Key words: kidney bean, cultivar