Cluster beans Questions and Answers
Horticulture
Cluster beans
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Botanical name? | Cyamopsis tetragonolobus |
| 2 | Common name? | Guar, Gawar, Gawar ki Phalli, Guwar Phali |
| 3 | Family? | Leguminoceae |
| 4 | Origin? | India |
| 5 | Edible part? | Pod ,Seed |
| 6 | Chromosome number? | 2n=14 |
| 7 | Climate required for cluster bean grows well in? | Warm climatic |
| 8 | It is hardy and? | Drought tolerant crop |
| 9 | Soil pH range should result in good yield and quality? | 7.0 to 8.0 |
| 10 | Some varieties are suitable for extraction of? | Gum |
| 11 | Non branching variety suitable for summer and rainy season? | Pusa Sadabahar |
| 12 | Cluster bean is cultivated for its green vegetables and dry pods, & as a forage crop and also cultivated for? | Green manure |
| 13 | Approximate seed rate in cluster bean cultivation is about? | 9 to 10 kg per hectare. |
| 14 |
Insect Pests of Cluster beans? |
Pod borer, Ash weevils, Leaf hopper, aphids, and glasshouse whitefly |
| 15 | Yield? | 5 – 7 t pods/ha in 90 days can be obtained |
| Varieties | ||
| Pusa Sadabahar | Pusa Mausmi | Sharad Bahar |
| Pusa Navbahar (Hybrid var.) | ||
| Disease | Causal organism | |
| 1 | Powdery mildew | Fungus |
| 2 | Mosaic | Virus |
| 3 | Bean, anthracnose | Fungus |
| 4 | Bacterial blight | Bacteria |
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