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47 acres )
Seed requirements: +/-100 kg/ha. Spacing: Directly sown - Rows 60-90 cm and 12-20 cm within rows. Leguminous plant. Inoculate seed at planting.
Sowing Time: Bush beans- Jan-March & Aug-Oct; Runner beans -Jan-March & Aug-Oct; Sugar beans - Dec-March.
Plant density (Population): Bush beans -100 000-300 000 plants/ha; Pole beans - 20 000-35 000 plants/ha.
Soil pH: 5.8 - 6.3 optimum. Lime 3 weeks before planting (Dolomitic lime). Sensitive to magnesium deciencies and salinity conditions.
Boron: DO NOT APPLY TO BEANS.
Harvest periods: Bush beans - 40-60 days; Pole beans - 50-70 days after planting.
Yield target: 3.8 - 8.5 t/ha (sandy loam soils, friable and free from nematodes preferred).
Fertilizer requirements Product Rate/ha Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Sulphur Comments/Remarks Rate/ha
Base Dressing Compound D 7:14:7 9S 200 kg 14 28 14 18 All at or before planting 0.2
Top Dressing AN 34.5% N 100 kg 35 35 Split at 15 &30 days after planting. 0.1
TOTALS 350 49 28 14 53
There are many more herbicides/tank mixes and rates now shown here
Approximately 17 x 15 knapsacks will cover 1 ha and apply 250 lt