Horticulture :: Vegetables:: Clusterbeans

Horticulture :: Vegetables:: Clusterbeans

Cluster beans (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L) Fabaceae Varieties Pusa Mausami, Pusa Naubahar, Goma Manjari and Pusa Sadabahar are the popular varieties of cluster beans. Soil Well drained sandy loam with pH range of 7.5-8.0 and warm climate is suitable for Cluster bean cultivation. This crop can tolerate salinity. Season Sowing can be done during June- July and October -November Seed rate About 10 kg of seeds is required for a hectare. Seed treatment Treat the seeds with Rhizobium @ 600 g/ha using rice gruel as binder. Dry the treated seeds in shade for 15 – 30 minutes before sowing. Preparation of field Plough the field to fine tilth and form ridges and furrows at 45 cm apart. Sowing Dibble the seeds on the sides of the ridges at 15 cm apart. Irrigation Irrigate the field immediately after sowing and then followed at weekly intervals. Application of fertilizers Apply FYM 25 t/ha, Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria each 2 kg/ha, N 25, P 50 and K 25 kg/ha as basal. 25 kg N/ha is applied as top dressing on 30 days after sowing. Plant protection Pests Leaf hopper , aphids, and glasshouse whitefly Leaf hopper can be controlled by spraying Methyl demeton 25 EC 1 ml/lit or Dimethoate 30 EC 1 ml/lit. Ash weevils                                Spray phosalone 35 EC @ 1.5 ml/lit. Pod borer Pod borer can be controlled by spraying Carbaryl 50 WP 2 g/lit; or Quinalphos 25 EC 2 ml/lit. Diseases Leaf spot Leaf spot can be controlled by spraying Mancozeb 2 g/lit. Powdery mildew Powdery mildew can be controlled by spraying Wettable sulphur 2 g/lit or dust with Sulphur 25 kg/ha.  Repeat the application at 15 days interval. Yield 5 – 7 t pods/ha in 90 days can be obtained. Market Information Crop growing districts Dindigul,Coimbatore,Namakkal Major markets in Tamil Nadu Periyar Vegetable Market Koyambedu, Chennai Gandhi Market, Oddanchathiram Natchipalayam vegetable market, Coimbatore