Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Description of popular varieties/hybrids

• There are three type of French bean viz., bush type with short internodes, semi-pole type with longer internodes than those in bush type and the pole typed having longer internodes than that of semi pole type. French cultivars are classified into string less type based on the extent of fiber in the pod and into bush type and pole types according to the growth habit.



• There are a large number of French bean cultivars. Thompson and Kelly (1957) classified cultivars are as follows:

  Snap beans-for vegetable pods
  Green shell beans-used in the green shelled condition
  Dry shell beans – used in the dry state(Field beans)
  Each group is further divided into climbing (Pole) and dwarf types.

  Some of the important snap bean cultivars are as follows:

  The flat types are bountiful, plentiful, green ruler, golden ruler
  The oval types include Pusa Parvati, Contender, Premier, Tender Green, King Green etc.
  The pole type include Blue Lake, Kentucky Wonder.