Seed Production of Vegetable, Tuber and Spice Crops (2+1)

Botany

• The French bean is also known as garden bean, snap bean, kidney bean, haricot bean, navy bean, string bean.
  
• French bean flowers are cleistogamous, but they are self-compatible and self-pollinated although some chances of cross-pollination (1.1%).

Figure 3. Inflorescence and pods of French bean