CoMMerCiAl VArieties of VegetABles - Department of Agriculture ...

Commercial Varieties of Vegetablesfrench beanName ofVariety/HybridIARI, New DelhiContenderPusa ParvatiIIHR, BengaluruArka KomalArka SuvidhaArka AnoopIIVR, VaranasiKashi ParamG.B.U.A.&T. Pant NagarPant AnupmaPant Bean -2Salient FeaturesEarly, bush type, flowers pink, pods green, large with curvedtips, stringless, meaty. Suitable for sowing in hills from Aprilto June and in plains from last week of September to thebeginning of October. First picking in 50 days. Yield 200 q/ha.Early, bush type, pods green, long with straight tips. Resistantto mosaic and powdery mildew. Suitable for sowing in hillsfrom April to June and in plains from last week of Septemberto first week of October and last week of January to firstweek of February, first picking in 50 days. Yield 225 q/ha.Plants are erect and bushy, Photo insensitive, brightgreen stem and foliage. Flat, green straight pods. Goodtransportation and cooking qualities. Pod Yield 20 t/ha.Seed yield 1500 kg/ha.Plants are bushy and photo insensitive, pods are straight, oval,light green, fleshy, string less and crisp. Pod Yield 19 t/ha.Plants are bushy, photo insensitive. Resistance to both rustand bacterial blight. Pods are long (17 to 18 cm), flat andstraight. Pod Yield 20 t/ha.This variety has been developed through pure line selection.Plants are determinate (70 cm long) and leaves are darkgreen. Pod is fleshy, length 14.7cm, round, dark green, podyield 120-140 q/ha.Bushy, dwarf and upright with green foliage. The pods aretender, smooth, round, non stringy and translucent. Thepodding habit is such that the pods are fully covered by theleaf canopy and thus get protected against sunlight. The firstpicking in 55-65 days after sowing. It is moderately resistantto bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot. Theyield potential is 90 q/ha green pods.The green pods are flat round, straight and non stringy in theearly stage. The seed are dark brown. Pant Bean -2 takes about60 days for first green pod picking and about 130 days for seedmaturity. It is moderately resistant to bean common mosaicvirus. The green pod yield potential of this variety is 100 q/ha.RecommendedAreasAll over IndiaAll over IndiaH.P., J&K, Hills of U.P.,M.P., Maharashtra,Karnataka, Tamil Naduand KeralaH.P., J&K and Hills ofU.P.All over IndiaJ&K, H.P., Uttarakhandand M.P.H.P., J&K, Hills of U.P.,Punjab, Tarai regionof U.P., Bihar andJharkhandU.P. and Uttarakhand27