Sword bean vaalari payar india

Sword bean

scientific name: Canavalia gladiata. family Fabaceae Malayalam: Vaalari payar

Sword bean

Used as a vegetable in south india. grown in homesteads. .

Sword bean

.cultivation: best time for cultivation is april june and september 0ctober. distance between plants one and a half meter. There are two varieties of sword bean a climbing variety and bushy . Yield per plant is about 5 kilograms .... .

Sword bean

diseases: usually not afffected by major diseases.      . .

Sword bean

pests.   control: not affected by major pests ... ...