ISHS Acta Horticulturae 153: IX African Symposium on Horticultural Crops
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL WATERING AT VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT STAGES ON THE PRODUCTION OF FRENCH BEANS (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) |
| Author: | K. M'Ribu |
| Abstract:
French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Monel, were grown in polyethylene bags in the greenhouse. From the two-leaf stage, the plants were watered at intervals of two till six days in various combinations during the vegetative, flowering and pod-development stages. Watering at short intervals during pod development increased the total yield, marketable yield, marketable yield percentage and pod length. Short watering intervals in the vegetative stage further increased total yield and marketable yield but had no effect on the marketable yield percentage nor on pod length. The watering interval in the main flowering stage had no effect on yield or quality. | |
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