Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Seed production

• It is self pollinated crop. Even then an isolation distance of 50 and 25 m should be maintained for Foundation seed and certified seed respectively. First rouging before pod set on the basis of foliage and flower characters, second at the time of pod formation on the basis of pod characters. Completely dried pods are harvested and kept in sunlight for drying. Threshing and cleaning can be done by hand or thresher. The average seed yield is about 15-20q/ha.