Genetic resistance against viruses in Phaseolus vulgaris L.: State of the art and future prospects

•Common bean is an agronomically relevant crop that is infected by many viruses.•Many dominant or recessive resistance genes that confer resistance to viruses have been identified in common bean.•Resistance phenotypes to viruses in common bean vary from extreme resistance to local or systemic necrosis.•Temperature variation is an important factor that may influence resistance phenotypes.•Common bean is good plant model to study plant-virus interactions at a molecular level.