The Effect of Drilling Date on the Seed Yield of the Navy Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Scarisbrick, D. H.; Wilkes, Jonathan M.

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“…Low temperatures before emergence also adversely affect the rate of growth in weight after emergence (Hardwick, 1972;Hardwick & Andrews, 1980a), and plant size at harvest (Scarisbrick & Carr, 1975), perhaps as a consequence of the depletion of reserves (Coolbear, Newel1 & Bryant, 1987). It has also been shown that the percentage of emergence increases with soil temperature (Scarisbrick & Wilkes, 1975;Scarisbrick et al, 1976). For all these reasons sowings made in cool soils are likely to result in a worse plant stand and in smaller and slower growing seedlings than sowings made into warm soil.…”

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“…In 1968 the official document on possibilities for import substitution in agriculture made no mention of navy beans (Anon., 1968). Commercial interest in the crop was stimulated by a 50% increase in the price of imported beans in 1969 -1970 (Innes & Hardwick, 1974;Scarisbrick, Clewer & Wilkes, 1978). A closed conference on navy beans was held by the Pea Growing Research Organisation (PGRO) near Ipswich on 24 November 1971, with a second a year later (Anon., 1972a.…”

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Review of recent research on navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom

Hardwick¹

1988

Annals of Applied Biology

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SUMMARY Navy beans are the raw material for ‘baked beans’. Since the 1960's a number of workers have attempted to introduce the crop to the United Kingdom. The paper reviews the results of research to date. In favoured areas of the United Kingdom yields of 300 g seed/m2 may be expected in small‐plot trials. The optimum plant spacing is between 20 and 30 plants/m2 and dressings of about 150 kg/ha of N fertiliser are required for maximal yield. The nitrogen fertiliser may be dispensed with, at the cost of a small reduction in yield, if the seed is inoculated with an elite strain of Rhizobium phaseoli. In the United Kingdom the potential diseases of the crop include halo‐blight (Pseudomonas syringae pV. phaseolicola), bean common mosaic virus, and anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum). Genetic sources of resistance have been identified, and they are incorporated in some of the UK‐bred material. It seems likely that the varieties with improved adaptation and disease resistance that are now available from the UK work will be useful to farmers in continental Europe. For the UK itself, some improvements in cold‐tolerance and yield stability may still be required. The paper concludes with a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the project.

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Section: Sowing Date and Locationmentioning

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Review of recent research on navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom

Hardwick¹

1988

Annals of Applied Biology

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“…Phaseolus vulgaris is a semi-tropical species and there are still no cultivars suitably adapted as a temperate seed crop. When attempts were made to grow navy beans in the U.K., plants were stressed (even in the absence of pod removal) in most seasons by late spring frosts (Scarisbrick, Clewer & Wilkes, 1978) and it is therefore not surprising that the additional pressure of deliberate pod removal in the present investigation reduced seed yield. Even the removal of approximately the first two edible pods (treatment B) resulted in a small reduction in seed yield/m 2 (Table 8).…”

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“…The successful introduction of such cultivars will however mainly be influenced by the rate of seed drying during September. Results from experiments by Pickett (1973) in the U.S.A. and Scarisbrick et al (1978) in S.E. England have shown that seed legume cultivars of P. vulgaris should be combine harvested preferably within the seed moisture content range of 15-20%.…”

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The effect of pod removal on the reproductive development ofPhaseolus vulgariscv. Provider

1981

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Phaseolus vulgaris (cv. Provider) was assessed as a vegetable and seed crop in southeast England. Experiments were designed to simulate 'pick your own' harvest systems which are becoming increasingly popular. Edible pods were removed on either one or two occasions at varying developmental stages, remaining pods being left to produce seed. The yield of edible pods increased considerably as pod removal was delayed but subsequent seed yield was reduced. However, depodded plants showed compensatory increases in mean seed weight so that seed yield reduction was less than expected.Results are discussed in relation to decline in seed moisture content and the dual use of this crop for vegetable pod and seed. It is concluded that dual use is not convenient for large-scale agricultural operations. 'Pick your own' programmes utilize the potential of this crop more efficiently than present mechanical harvesting systems. INTRODUCTIONThe objective of this 2-year field study was to assess the potential value of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Provider as a temperate grain legume and vegetable crop. In order to evaluate this dual-purpose use plants were grown either solely as a seed crop or for both immature vegetable pods and seed. In the latter situation the influences of varying intensities and timings of pod removal on the production of quality vegetable pods were assessed, and after picking, the plants were left in the field in order to measure the effects of these treatments on subsequent seed yield and its components. The pod removal treatments were planned to simulate and assess the value of 'pick your own' harvest systems which are being increasingly adopted by vegetable growers in S.E. England. At present no quantitative information is available on the extent to which the dwarf French bean plant can compensate in terms of seed production after pods have been deliberately removed on one or several occasions.Provider was chosen for this study because it is earlier maturing than Canadian and American cultivars that are used for the production of 'baked beans'. Several experiments during 1970-6 demonstrated that the seed moisture contents of the white seeded (navy bean) genotypes tested

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“…Day-length neutral, European-bred varieties, such as Fiskeby V from Sweden, had also been previously tested but had been shown to be of inferior commercial value for production in the UK (Radley, 1974). Earlier sowing date for many temperate crops has been shown to synchronise the times of maximum leaf area index and maximum incident solar radiation during mid June (Scarisbrick, Clewer & Wilkes, 1978). However, for crops such as soya which originate from and are mainly adapted to warmer climates, the advantages associated with early drilling and canopy development are offset by poor or slow germination and the risk of frost damage.…”

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The effect of sowing date on vegetative development and flowering of Belarussian soyabeans in the UK

O'dell

Scarisbrick

Akbari

2000

Annals of Applied Biology

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The Effect of Drilling Date on the Seed Yield of the Navy Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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Review of recent research on navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom

Review of recent research on navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom

The effect of pod removal on the reproductive development ofPhaseolus vulgariscv. Provider

The effect of sowing date on vegetative development and flowering of Belarussian soyabeans in the UK

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