Pant Anupama
A GBPUAT (Pantnagar) bush bean with tender, smooth, round, non-stringy pods that sit under the leaf canopy. It is moderately resistant to bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot, with a listed yield of 9 t/ha.
Quick facts
- Crop
- French Bean
- Type
- Bush type
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- First picking in 55–65 days after sowing
- Seed rate
- 60–80 kg/ha (about 24–32 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- 9 t/ha green pods (90 q/ha)
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Disease resistance
- Moderately resistant to bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot
- Release
- Released by G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar. Listed in the national checklist for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, the hills of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, the tarai of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
About this variety
Pant Anupama is a bush French bean from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The plant is dwarf, upright and green. The pods are tender, smooth, round, non-stringy and translucent, and they sit under the leaf canopy, which keeps sunlight off them. The first picking comes 55 to 65 days after sowing. The national vegetable checklist calls it moderately resistant to bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot, and gives a green pod yield potential of 90 q/ha. It recommends it for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, the hills of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, the tarai of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
Should you pick this variety?
Choose Pant Anupama if you farm in the hills, the tarai, Punjab, Bihar or Jharkhand and bean common mosaic virus or angular leaf spot are the problems, and you want tender, round, non-stringy pods. Expect only about 9 t/ha, less than half of Contender or Pusa Parvati. If yield matters more than resistance, choose one of those two, or Arka Anoop (20 t/ha) for rust and bacterial blight.
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
Soil & climate
Soil
- pH
- 5.5–6.8
Climate
- Temperature
- 20–25°C for growth and pod yield
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Moderately resistant to bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot, two common French bean problems in humid areas.
- Pods sit under the leaf canopy, which protects them from direct sunlight.
- Tender, smooth, round, non-stringy pods.
- Recommended for the hills, Punjab, the tarai and the eastern states of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Things to consider
- The listed yield is 9 t/ha, less than half of Contender (20 t/ha) or Pusa Parvati (22.5 t/ha). You choose this bean for its resistance and pod quality, not for yield.
- The resistance is moderate, not complete, and it covers bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot only.
- It is slower to the first picking (55 to 65 days) than Contender and Pusa Parvati (about 50 days).
- Anthracnose and bacterial blight can still travel in seed, so use certified seed.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
Read the 9 t/ha before you compare it with the others
Beside the other beans compared here, Pant Anupama's listed yield looks small: 9 t/ha, against 20 t/ha for Contender, 20 t/ha for Arka Anoop and 22.5 t/ha for Pusa Parvati.
That gap is large enough that it needs a reason. The reason has to be a disease problem in your own field. If your beans have been losing a third or half of the crop to bean common mosaic virus or angular leaf spot, a moderately resistant bean that reaches 9 t/ha can still beat a susceptible one.
If your field has not had those problems, the higher-yielding beans are the better bet. Run one small strip of Pant Anupama beside one of Contender or Pusa Parvati for a season, write down the weight of pods picked from each strip, and decide from that.
Can you keep your own planting material?
This is an open-pollinated variety, so seed from a healthy crop of your own can be sown again. Keep seed only from disease-free plants, dry it properly, store it cool and dry, and bring in fresh certified seed every three to four years so the variety does not drift.
How it compares with other varieties
Every French Bean variety with a page on this site, side by side. The row for this page is highlighted.
| Variety | Best for | Maturity | Yield | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arka Anoop | The disease-resistant Arka bean: rust and bacterial blight | No separate days-to-first-pick figure is published | 20 t/ha green pods | Karnataka |
| Arka Komal | A flat-podded bush bean that travels well, with an optional dry-seed crop | First pick about 70–75 days (IIHR variety list) | 20 t/ha pods, or 1,500 kg/ha dry seed | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala |
| Arka Suvidha | A stringless, fleshy-podded bean that earns a better price | First pick about 70–75 days (IIHR variety list) | 19 t/ha green pods | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Contender | An early, widely adapted bush bean for the plains' autumn sowing | First picking in about 50 days | 20 t/ha green pods (200 q/ha) | Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka |
| Kentucky Wonder | A climbing heirloom bean for gardens that already have supports | Seed sellers list 58–72 days to first picking; picking then continues for weeks | No Indian public trial figure is published | Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka |
| Pant Anupamathis page | A resistant bush bean for the hills and tarai, grown for pod quality, not for yield | First picking in 55–65 days after sowing | 9 t/ha green pods (90 q/ha) | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand |
| Pusa Parvati | The highest-yielding Indian bush bean here, with mosaic and powdery mildew resistance | First picking in about 50 days | 22.5 t/ha green pods (225 q/ha) | Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana |
Tools for this crop
The numbers you need next: how much seed to buy, whether the lot germinates, what the fertilizer bill looks like and what French Bean is selling for.
- Seed Rate CalculatorHow much seed your French Bean plot needs, corrected for the germination of the lot you bought.
- Germination CalculatorTest 100 seeds from the bag before sowing and see whether the lot is fit to sow.
- Seed Variety FinderFilter every French Bean variety on this site by state, season, duration and soil.
- Fertilizer CalculatorTurn the NPK recommendation for French Bean into bags of urea, DAP and MOP for your field size.
- Crop CalendarMonth-by-month sowing, weeding, irrigation and harvest dates for French Bean in your state.
- Crop Profit CalculatorPut your seed, labour and input costs against the yield you expect from this variety.
- Mandi Price CheckerToday's French Bean rate in your nearest mandi, before you fix a price with a trader.
Subsidy and government support
Schemes that help with the cost of French Bean seed or planting material. Rules and the application route are on each scheme page.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the yield only 9 t/ha when other beans give 20 t/ha?
The national checklist gives a green pod yield potential of 90 q/ha, which is 9 t/ha. This is a much lower figure than Contender (20 t/ha) or Pusa Parvati (22.5 t/ha). The checklist does not explain the gap. Pant Anupama is chosen for resistance and pod quality, and you should budget for the lower figure.
How many days to the first picking?
The national checklist gives 55 to 65 days after sowing. That is 5 to 15 days later than Contender and Pusa Parvati.
Which diseases does Pant Anupama resist?
It is moderately resistant to bean common mosaic virus and angular leaf spot, per the national checklist. It is not listed as resistant to rust, bacterial blight or anthracnose, so use certified seed and a clean field.
Where is Pant Anupama recommended?
The checklist lists Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, the hills of Uttar Pradesh (today Uttarakhand), Punjab, the tarai region of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
What does it mean that the pods are under the leaf canopy?
The checklist says the podding habit keeps the pods fully covered by the leaf canopy, so direct sunlight does not reach them. In practice, check picking by feeling under the leaves, because pods are not visible from above.
Sourced from: Checklist of Commercial Varieties of Vegetables — TNAU Agritech Portal (national bulletin). editorial policy.