Technical
information (Black Beans) |
| Scientific
name |
: |
Phaseolus
vulgaris L. |
| Origin
|
: |
South America |
| Family
|
: |
Leguminous |
| Variety
|
: |
White: Caballero,
better White. Red: Red Kidney, Red Oriental. Black:
Bat 76 |
| Vegetative
period |
: |
90 to 120 days
depending on the variety and production zone |
| Required
soil |
: |
Loose soil with
good drainage |
| Producing
departments |
: |
Santa Cruz, Beni
and North of La Paz |
| Sowing
season |
: |
Summer in December,
Winter in March |
| Harvest
season |
: |
May - June |
| Climate
|
: |
Moderate to warm,
no frost tolerance, 18 - 21ºC |
| Water requirement
|
: |
Moderate |
| Yield (MT/ha)
|
: |
1.8 - 2.2 |
| Seeds (kg/ha)
|
|
40 - 50 kg/ha depending
on the variety |
| Spacing
(m) |
|
Between furrows:
0.7 m, between plants: 0.4 m. There are other varieties:
Canario Divex 8120 and 8130, Panamito or Caraota
Negra, which are sown in twin furrows, with 0.4
m in between rows, separation of 0.8 - 1 m and in
normal furrows 0.7 m in between furrows besides
0.4 m in between plants, leaving 3 to 4 seeds on
every spot |
| Fertilizers
|
|
Animal dung |
| Cultural
Work |
|
Thinning 15 - 20
days after sowing and in case of excessive plants |
| Principal
Plagues |
|
Earthworm, stem
piercing worms perforating the beans |
| Principal
Diseases |
|
Oidium (Microbes),
Roya (Microbes), and radical rotting |
