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Sword bean

(Canavalia gladiata - Canavalia ensiformis)

  

  • Type of vegetable : fruit and seeds
  • Optimum growth pH range: 4.5-6.5
  • Optimum growth temperature range : 20-30°C
  • Organic matter requirements : very undemanding plant
  • Rooting : deep
  • Special requirements : Plant resistant to drought but tolerates hygromorphic soils, it also tolerates salinity.

  

  • Seed characteristics
  • Number of seeds per Kg : 650
  • Nursery : No
  • Sowing depth : 5 - 8 cm
  • Line spacing : 75 - 90 cm
  • Interplant : 45 - 60 cm
  • Remarks : To be grown as an annual to limit phytosanitary problems

 

  • Seed germination time
5°C 10°C 15°C 20°C 25°C 30°C
3 days

  

  • Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions

From sowing to harvest

3 to 4 months before the pods become fibrous

 

  • Optimal storage conditions
Temperatures Relative humidity Average shelf life
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Last change : 07/25/22