Fodder bean @ Foldscope sensitization at a farm in Punjab
Dec 26, 2018 • 4:03 AM UTC
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Moving through the farms of Punjab we came across
the fields where mixed crops were grown – wheat and leguminous crops. Indian
bean with its short and flat pods was spotted. We were confused whether it was
Indian bean or Lima bean as farmers termed it as Phali in their mother tongue.
The plants were bushy with white flowers and were
fast growing. They said the crop was harvested after 2-3 months of sowing as the
green plants were used as forage for dairy animals and the mature ones yielding
seeds for human consumption.
The vines, leaves and empty pods left after the harvest were used as dry fodder, or made into hay and silage. The bean crop was also being used for green manure and as a cover crop by the farmers of the region.
We plucked a few leaves that were having spots on them and gently teased a portion to show the infected portion to the farmers using a foldscope.
the fields where mixed crops were grown – wheat and leguminous crops. Indian
bean with its short and flat pods was spotted. We were confused whether it was
Indian bean or Lima bean as farmers termed it as Phali in their mother tongue.
The plants were bushy with white flowers and were
fast growing. They said the crop was harvested after 2-3 months of sowing as the
green plants were used as forage for dairy animals and the mature ones yielding
seeds for human consumption.
The vines, leaves and empty pods left after the harvest were used as dry fodder, or made into hay and silage. The bean crop was also being used for green manure and as a cover crop by the farmers of the region.
We plucked a few leaves that were having spots on them and gently teased a portion to show the infected portion to the farmers using a foldscope.
Trifoliate leaf
Infected spots on leaf
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