Beans LUKUPA

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Known as a “nutritional powerhouse,” dry bean is a human food high in protein, phosphorus, zinc, iron, vitamin B1 and fiber. Among many other nutritional traits. It is the most important legume worldwide for human consumption. Dry bean is also a valuable cash crop. Beans is a crop that requires the farmer to provide adequate cultural management and attention and this is essential from variety selection, field selection and planting through harvest, plus marketing for maximum profitability.

 

Beans is adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. Beans will grow best on well drained friable soils and light sandy loams.

 

 

  Variety Characteristics
1. Mbereshi Habit type: Bush
Seed colour: Dark red mottled
Seed size: Large
Days to maturity: 80-85 days
Colour of physiologically mature pods: Cream
Seed rate: 60kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions: III and II (under residual moisture in region I)
Yield potential: 1,500-2,000kg/ha
2. Chambeshi Habit type: Bush
Seed colour: Khaki/Cream
Seed size: Large
Days to maturity: 80-85 days
Colour of physiologically mature pods: Cream
Seed rate: 60kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions: III and II (under residual moisture in region I)
Yield potential: 1,000-1,500kg/ha
 
3. Lukupa Habit type: Indeterminate
Seed colour: Cream mottled
Seed size: Medium
Days to maturity: 75-80 days
Colour of physiologically mature pods: Cream with stripes
Seed rate: 60kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions: III and II (under residual moisture in region I)
Yield potential: 1,000-1,500kg/ha
4. Kabulangeti Habit type: Indeterminate (semi climber)
Seed colour: Purple
Seed size: Medium
Days to maturity: 75-80 days
Colour of physiologically mature pods: Cream with purplish stripes
Seed rate: 60kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions: III and II (under residual moisture in region I)
Yield potential: 1,500-2,000kg/ha
5. Luangeni Habit type: Indeterminate bush
Seed colour: White
Seed size: Small
Days to maturity: 95-100 days
Colour of physiologically mature pods: Cream
Seed rate: 40kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions: III and II (under residual moisture in region I)
Yield potential: 2,500-3,000kg/ha
 
6. Lyambai Habit type:  Indeterminate bush
Seed colour:  Red mottled
Seed size: medium size,
Days to maturity:  85-90
Colour of physiologically mature pods:  Cream
Seed rate:  40kg/ha
Spacing: 60 x 10cm
Adapted regions:  II and III
Yield potential:  1,500-2,000kg/ha
 
 

 

1-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES

Key

AER 1 = Agro-Ecological Region 1

  • Less than 800mm rainfall per year.
  • 80-120 effective growing days.
  • Suitable for millet, sorghum, maize, groundnuts, soyabeans.

 

AER 2A and AER 2B = Agro-Ecological Region 2a and Agro-ecological Region 2B

  • 800-1, 000mm rainfall per year.
  • 100-140 effective growing days.
  • Suitable for maize, sorghum, millet, cowpea, groundnuts, soyabeans.

 

AER 3 = Agro-Ecological Region 3

  • More than 1, 000mm rainfall per year.
  • 160+ effective growing days.
  • Suitable for maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts, beans, rice, soyabean

C.2-ZAMBIA’S AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES

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