CROP IMPROVEMENT

Sword bean SBS 1 is an introduction and is one of the vegetables with photo-insensitivity. It matures in 110 - 120 days. It can be grown throughout the year and gives good response to irrigation. Tender pods are ready for harvest from 75 days after sowing. As a pure crop it gives an average grain yield of 1356 kg/ha and green pod yield of 7500 kg/ha. This can also be grown as border crop, intercrop and a shade crop.

SEASON :

June - July (Rainfed), September - October (Rabi), February - March (Summer).

DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY - SBS 1

	Year of release	:	1990
	Plant habit	:	Dwarf, erect, bushy
	Pigmentation	:	Green
	Branches (No)	:	4 - 6
	Inflorescence	:	Axillary raceme
	Flower	:	Bold, light purple
	Pods	:	Long, pendulous, green, flat and fleshy (for vegetable use).
	100 seed weight (g)	:	Becomes very hard on maturity. 131.6
	Seed colour	:	Milky white
	Days to 50% bloom	:	45 - 50
	Salient features	:	Early duration (110 - 120 days) Vegetable cum grain crop Free from beany odour Highly nutritious and delicious (25.9% protein) No major pests and diseases

MANAGEMENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS

Seed rate (kg/ha) : 110-120 (Pure crop)

Fertilizers (kg/ha) : 25 N 50 P2O5

Spacing : 45 x 30 cm (irrigated), 30x20 cm rainfed

 

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