Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Harvesting and yield

• Tender pods are harvested for marketing. Harvesting starts from 45-60 days and should be done at short interval before the pods become fibrous and unfit for marketing. Marketable pods are available continue up to 100 days in flushes. It produces about 5-10 t/ha green pods. Yard long beans varieties give 15-18t/ha. the yield of dry seed is 1.2 -1.5 t/ha.