Determining Optimum Maturity of Bush Romano Beans for Machine Harvest

Charles A. Mullins; R. Allen Straw

doi:10.21273/HORTTECH.9.3.448

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Determining Optimum Maturity of Bush Romano Beans for Machine Harvest

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Authors: Charles A. Mullins¹ and R. Allen Straw²

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¹ University of Tennessee Plateau Experiment Station, 320 Experiment Station Road, Crossville, TN 38555-2133.
| ² University of Tennessee Plateau Experiment Station, 320 Experiment Station Road, Crossville, TN 38555-2133.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH.9.3.448

Page Count:: 4

Volume/Issue:: Volume 9: Issue 3

Article Category:: Research Article

Online Publication Date:: Jan 1999

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Several pod characteristics were evaluated to select methods for determining optimum maturity for mechanical harvest of flat podded `Roma II' beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The test was conducted over a 3-year period (1993-1995) at Crossville, Tenn. A total length of 3.6 to 4.4 inches (90 to 112 mm) for the center seed from each of 10 of the more mature pods was a rather reliable and rapid field guide for determining optimum maturity for mechanical harvest of `Roma II' bush beans.

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