Pusa Parvati
An IARI bush variety for all of India: first picking in about 50 days, long straight-tipped pods, resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew, and 22.5 t/ha in the national checklist.
Quick facts
- Crop
- French Bean
- Type
- Bush type
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- First picking in about 50 days
- Seed rate
- 60–80 kg/ha (about 24–32 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- 22.5 t/ha green pods (225 q/ha)
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Disease resistance
- Resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew
- Release
- Released by ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. Listed in the national checklist as recommended for all of India.
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
About this variety
Pusa Parvati is an early bush French bean from IARI, New Delhi, listed in the national vegetable checklist for all of India. It has long green pods with straight tips and is resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew. IARI advises sowing in the hills from April to June, and in the plains from the last week of September to the first week of October, and again from the last week of January to the first week of February. The first picking comes in about 50 days and the listed yield is 225 q/ha. The checklist does not give its pedigree.
Should you pick this variety?
Choose Pusa Parvati if mosaic or powdery mildew has hit your beans before, or if you want the highest listed yield (22.5 t/ha). It is ready for first picking in about 50 days, like Contender, and it has two plains sowing windows. If rust and bacterial blight are your problem instead, Arka Anoop (20 t/ha) has the resistance for them. For a stringless, fleshy pod, look at Arka Suvidha.
Sowing & cultivation
- Sowing timeHills: April to June. Plains: last week of September to the first week of October, and last week of January to the first week of February (IARI)
- 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
- Resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew, the two diseases the national checklist names for it.
- The highest listed yield among the Indian-bred beans here: 22.5 t/ha.
- Two plains windows, autumn and late winter, as well as the hill sowing.
Things to consider
- Its resistance covers mosaic and powdery mildew only. The checklist gives no resistance to rust or bacterial blight, which Arka Anoop does have.
- Bacterial blight and anthracnose still travel in the seed. Use certified seed.
- The checklist gives no pedigree for it. Treat any parentage you read on a seed packet as the seller's claim.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi
- Haryana
Three sowing windows, and the days to first picking from each
IARI gives Pusa Parvati three windows: April to June in the hills, the last week of September to the first week of October in the plains, and the last week of January to the first week of February in the plains.
With a first picking in about 50 days, an autumn sowing on 1 October is first picked around 20 November. A sowing on 1 February is first picked around 23 March.
The February crop is the one to watch: the checklist gives optimum growth at 20–25°C, and a March crop picked into April warms up fast. Keep water regular and pick often, so the plants do not stall in the heat. The autumn crop has the easier weather.
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 Anupama | 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 Parvatithis page | 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
When can I sow Pusa Parvati in the plains?
IARI gives two plains windows: the last week of September to the first week of October, and the last week of January to the first week of February. In the hills, sow from April to June.
What yield does the national checklist give for Pusa Parvati?
225 q/ha of green pods, which is 22.5 t/ha, with the first picking in about 50 days. Real farm yields run lower than this listed figure.
Which diseases is Pusa Parvati resistant to?
Mosaic and powdery mildew, per the national checklist. It lists no resistance to rust or bacterial blight. For those, the checklist and IIHR point to Arka Anoop.
Which states can grow Pusa Parvati?
The checklist recommends it for all of India. The states listed for it, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana, are its home belt around IARI, not a limit.
Sourced from: Checklist of Commercial Varieties of Vegetables — TNAU Agritech Portal (national bulletin). editorial policy.