asishimbi :
Cultivation:
There are two types of sword bean. White seeded varieties are bushy in nature whereas red seeded varieties are trailed over pandals.
Pole type varieties are to be planted at a spacing of 4 x 3 m whereas bush type varieties are to be planted at 60 x 60 cm. May-June and September-October are the usual sowing time and the seed rate followed is one or two seeds per pit. This can also be grown as border crop, intercrop and a shade crop.
SBS 1 is a variety of Sword bean grown in Tamil Nadu.
Propogation:
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost
From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel
Harvesting:
Sword bean matures in 110 - 120 days. 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.- » Classification and names of asishimbi
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