Pant Anupama
A GBPUAT (Pantnagar) bush variety bred with resistance to several of French bean's major diseases — angular leaf spot, common blight and mosaic — making it a strong choice in the hills and the tarai belt.
Quick facts
- Crop
- French Bean
- Type
- Bush type
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- First pick ~50–55 days
- Seed rate
- 60–80 kg/ha (about 24–32 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- ~16–18 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- Released by G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar
About this variety
Pant Anupama is a bush French bean bred by GBPUAT, Pantnagar, with genuine resistance to three of the crop's major diseases at once — angular leaf spot, common bacterial blight, and mosaic virus. This combination makes it a particularly strong choice in the humid hill and tarai belt of Uttarakhand, where these diseases are common and where a susceptible variety can lose a significant share of yield in a wet season.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Sowing timeMarch to July for the hill/tarai crop; mid-October to November for the plains rabi crop
- Seed rate60–80 kg/ha (about 24–32 kg/acre)
- SpacingRows 30–45 cm apart, plants 8–10 cm apart in the row
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First pick ~50–55 days
Expected yield
~16–18 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Resistant to three major diseases at once — angular leaf spot, blight and mosaic
- Best choice for the humid hill and tarai growing belt
- Reduces the spraying burden compared to a susceptible variety
Things to consider
- Still needs certified seed against anthracnose, which is not covered by its named resistances
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttarakhand