Advance Production technology of lima beans, Pratibha Bahuk 230805200003,MScHort.pdf

Underutilized exotic legume vegetable crop

1. COURSE TITLE:PRODUCTION OF UNDERUTILIZED VEGETABLE CROPS
COURSE CODE:HVSC-0509
ADVANCES IN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF LIMA BEAN
PRESENTED BY:
Pratibha Bahuk
230805200003
M.Sc.( Hort.)Vegetable Science
PRESENTED TO:
Asst.Prof. Dr. SubhrajyotiChatterjee
Dept. of Horticulture
Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), R. Sitapur, Paralakhemundi,
Gajapati, Odisha-761211

2. Botanical name :-Phaseolus lunatus L.
Family:-Fabaceae
Chromosome no :-2n=22
Center of origin :-South America
Center of diversity :-
1) Central America, for small seeded forms
2) South America for large seeded forms
Common name :-Butter bean , sieva bean ,double
bean or Madagascar bean

3. Its domestication was started in Peru, about 7600-10,000 years ago.
From its domestication centre, lima bean spread to USA, Central America,
Brazil , and the Peruvian costal region .
Later in the post-Columbian period, it was taken to other countries by the
early European explorers.
The largest area and production of lima bean is in the USA followed by the
Malagasy Republic and Peru.
In India it is not grown on large commercial scale and it is not as common as
French bean .

4. Like many other legumes, it is a good source of dietary
fiber, fat free source of high quality protein.
It contain both soluble fiber, which helps regulate blood
sugar levels and lowers cholesterol.
Insoluble fiber, it prevent constipation, digestive disorders,
irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulitis.
It is grown as green manure crop, cover crop.
In USA dry, fresh beans are processed on large scale for
canning, freezing
Leaves and stem turned into hay/silage
It is used in soups, salad, stews, vegetable

5. Perennial, twining vine which goes up to 5m height
Stem is obtuse-pentagonal or cylindrical , puberulent
Leaves are alternate, trifoliate
Inflorescence is axilary pseudo racemes 3 to 30 cm
long
Corolla is white or loliac, pink and bluish
Fruit is in form of half moon, flattened 5-10 cm long
Seeds are reniform, flattened reddish brown with dark
spots .
Seed
Flower
Plant

6. CLIMATE
•It required dry cool climate.
•It grows well at temperature range of 15
o
C-20
o
C.seed germination at 15
o
C-
30
o
C
•Above 26
o
C pollination and fertilization are impaired with the result the pod
formation is severally reduced.
•In plain it can be grown as a winter vegetable while in hills it is grown during
spring and rainy season .
•It does not tolerate frost .

7. SOIL
•Lima bean can be grown on a wide rang of soils
from light sandy loams to heavy clays.
•However, the soil should be well drained having a
pH range of 6.0-6.5 .
•A light soil will stimulate early growth and
maturity. Heavy soils will allow the plant to grow
profusely.

8. BUSH TYPE
It grow up to 2 feet tall .
It can be grown in a compact
bed.
Bush beans grow short and
sturdy, they don’t have any
special support needs.
It mature quickly and generate
their produce all at once.
It is susceptible to a wider
range of diseases and viruses
like PM, Anthracnose, Mosaic
virus
POLE TYPE
It grow up to 12 feet tall .
Pole type required a lot of
space.
Pole beans need a study trellis
or bamboo poles to grow up.
It take a bit more time to
mature but continue producing
beans longer.
Pole beans are slightly more
disease resistant .

9. Bush type Pole type

10. POLE TYPE
1)KING OF THE GARDEN
2)KAROLINA BUTTER
3)CHALLENGER
4)FLORIDA BUTTER
SEMI-POLE
1)HOPI
2)WILBUR
BUSH TYPE
1) HANDERSON BUSH
2) BURPEE BUSH
3) FORDHOOK 242
4) BABY POTATO
5) BABY FORDHOOK
KKL -1Butter Beans
•It is developed at Horticulture Research Station , kodaikanal of the TNAU .
•Pole type, height of 2-4m, producing pods in cluster ( 11.6cm , 5-6 beans) ,
bolder seeds, harvest after 100 days, yield of 1200kg/ha.

11. KITCHEN GARDEN
KKL-1
Different varieties of lima bean

12. SEED RATE
SPACING
•Small seeded type is 20-35kg
•Large seeded type is 45-50kg
•Pollandsemi–poletypeis60X40cm
•Bushtypeis35X25cm
•DEPTH-2-4cm
SOWING TIME
•It can be grown twice during a year ,once during rainy season i.e. June -July
and second is during spring season.
•Seeds are sown in hills@2-3 seeds/hill.

13. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
•FYM = 25t /ha( during land preparation )
•N:P:K = 40:50:50
( excess N application increase foliage growth and delayed fruiting )

14. •Immediately after sowing, the field has to be irrigated . Light and frequent
irrigation should be provided at a regular interval of 12-15 days .
•The soil should not be too wet.
•Regular intercultural operation should be carried out by hand weeding and
hoeing to keep the weeds under check and to provide a good environment for
crop growth.
IRRIGATION

15. INTRECULTURAL OPERATION
•Frequent shallow weeding will help the
crop to come up rapidly.
•Pole type should be trained on thin
bamboo stakes (150cm height) with
horizontals tied at a distance of 45cm
for better growth and fruit set.

16. •The tender pods become ready for
harvest in 85-90days.
•On an average, 12-14 harvests are
possible at an interval of 15-16 days.
•Full grown pods are harvested when the
colour changes from green to yellow .
•fully matured dried beans can also be
used as a vegetable .
•For fresh market, store the lima beans at
37-40F and RH of 95%
•Yield : 8-12t/ha.
HARVESTING

17. POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT
•Storage of fresh beans in CO
2conc.. of
25-35% inhibited fungal and bacterial
growth without adversely affecting it
quality.
•It can be stored at 5
o
-7
o
C at 90% RH,
increases shelf life to 5-7days.

18. Stem flies, thrips, are some of the insect pests attacking bean crop.
Spraying 2ml/lit of Dimethoate (Rogor) or fipronil
for the control of thripsand stem fly.
Mitescan be controlled by spraying fenpyroximate.
Stem fly Thrips Mites

19. YMV, anthracnose, phytophthora pod rot, rust, angular leaf spot,
rhizoctonia root rot are some of the diseases affecting bean crop.
It can be effectively controlled by spraying Biltox or Difoliton at the rate of
2kg/lit.
Root rot can be controlled by drenching captan 2g/lit and Roco +kabach
Foliar fungal diseases can be controlled by spraying Dithane M-45.
YVM ,white fly can be controlled by spraying imidacloprid 1.25ml/lit.
Rust can be controlled by spraying sulfex2g/lit.
YMV Root rot Rust

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