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Yield Potential and Stratified Growth Analysis of an Indeterminate Climbing Pole Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris) in Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

L. Fanjul
Affiliation:
Botany Department, Chapingo Postgraduate College, Chapingo, Mexico
J. Kohashi-Shibata
Affiliation:
Botany Department, Chapingo Postgraduate College, Chapingo, Mexico
E. Hernandez-Xolocotzi
Affiliation:
Botany Department, Chapingo Postgraduate College, Chapingo, Mexico

Summary

The yield potential of a highly productive non-commercial Type IV bean cultivar was determined under optimum field conditions, grown in monoculture at 1 plant/m2 on trellises 3 m high. Canopy growth was analysed by dividing the stand into 25 cm horizontal strata. The main components of yield were number of inflorescences and number of pods per stratum. Daily yield for the growing period was 4.9 g dry weight/m2. Although a high yield per plant was recorded (823 g/plant) drop of young pods and seed abortion were the major factors reducing the potential yield.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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