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Cultivation of Cluster Bean or Guar (Cyamous tetragocalobe)

Botanical Name:

Cyamous tetragocalobe L. Taub

Family:

Leguminaceae.

Cluster bean is grown for green vegetables and dry pods, and also as forage crop and

green maturing crop. It is cultivated in many parts of India; some of its varieties are

used for extraction of gum.

Climate:

Cluster bean is essentially a warm season crop and grows well in summer as well asrainy season crop. It is very hardy crop and relatively resistant top drought.

Soil and its Preparation:

Cluster bean can be grown on all types of soil. But well drained sandy loam soil is best

suited for it. The land should be well prepared by repeated ploughing.

Sowing of Seeds:

a) ime of Sowing:

arly crop is sown from !ebruary n" march and the main crop is sown with advent of

monsoon, at the end of #une or in beginning of #uly . in certain area. $owing is extended

to $eptember" %ctober.

b) Seed !ate:

The seed rate is & to ' (g) ha.

c) "ayout and Spacing:

In layout flat bed and spacing *+ -+ cm is recommended by ./.0. 1(ola.

#anuring:

-+ to &+ cartload should be applied at the time of soil preparation. 2& (g 3, &+ (g and

&+ (g ()ha should be applied 4 dose or full dose and / should be applied at the

sowing. 5emaining half nitrogen applied one month after sowing.

$nterculture operation:

2" - weddings are re6uired for control of weeds. $praying insecticides and fungicides

from time to time for control of insect peat and diseases.

$rrigation:

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Irrigation should be given in early sown cluster bean whence it is necessary. There is on

need for irrigation for rainy season crop.

%arvesting:

The green pods for vegetable purposes are harvested from the plant by twisting or bycutting, when the attain the mar(etable sage. 7arvesting or pic(ing of green pods is

continued over a considerably long because they continue arising as the plant grows.

&ield:

The yield of green pods varies from 8+ to *+ 6)ha.

'arieties:

usa 9ausmi :suitable for growing only as rainy season crop, usa sadabahar and usa

3aubahar :suitable for growing as a summer crop and rainy season crop etc.