Stable cultivation method of broad beans for april harvest in the Southern Chikugo area [Japan]
2006
Mizukami, K.(Fukuoka-ken. Agricultural Research Center, Chikushino (Japan)) | Odahara, K.
A study was carried out to assess a method for the stable cultivation of broad beans for April harvest in the southern Chikugo area. When a three-branch broad bean plant was trained to an L-shape so that 14 pods (one pod per node) would grow on each branch, the growth of pods with two or more beans out numbered the branches with seven nodes (two pods per node), promising an overall better yield. Seeding is best done on about October 25 using pre-germinated "Hausuryousai" seeds which have not been given a low temperature treatment. Then, using a plastic-tunnel covering starting from late December or early January until the end of March, an overall good yield was realized with more pods containing three or more beans, contributing to a high yield. The number of pods producing more than three beans was found to decrease, though the yield in April improved when pre-germinated seeds that had received a low temperature treatment were used.
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