Snap Bean Varieties |
Use | Pod Color | Seed Color | Comments |
| Bronco | market | dark green | white | excellent quality, mechanical harvest |
| Eureka | market | yellow | white | |
| Flo | processing | good processing bean, straight pods, vigorous bush, excellent flavor | ||
| Gold Mine | market | yellow | white | susceptible to brown spot |
| Daytona | market | med. green | white | |
| Gold Rush | market | yellow | white | susceptible to brown spot |
| Hystyle | market, proc. | dark green | white | mechanical harvest, excellent yields, proven performer |
| Kinghorn Wax | market | yellow | white | excellent quality, also use for canning |
| Klondyke | market | yellow | white | mechanical harvest |
| Opus | market | med.-light green | white | rust tolerant |
| Provider | market | med. green | purple | early market |
| Rushmore | market | green | early | |
| Strike | market | med.-light green | white | excellent flavor, mechanical harvest |
| Sonata | market | |||
| Tema | market | med.-dark green | dark brown |
Lima Bean Varieties |
Use | Seed Color | Comments |
| Henderson Bush | market & home | white | Bush, very early, small seed, high yield |
| Fordhook 242 | market & home | white | Bush, midseason, med. size, variable yield |
| Bridgeton | processing | greenish | Bush, late, medium size |
| King of the Garden | home garden | greenish-white | Pole, midseason to late, large seed |
5 to 7 seeds per foot of row. Seed: 70 to 100 lb. per acre.
Preplant: N, for soils with more than 3% organic matter and following soybeans, alfalfa or a grass-legume hay crop, no N is needed. For soils with less than 3% organic matter and the above rotation, apply 30 lb. N per acre. For snap beans following corn, rye, oats, wheat, or a vegetable crop, apply 40 to 60 lb. N per acre. P2O5, 0 to 75 lb. per acre; K2O, 0 to 100 lb. per acre. Adjust according to soil type, previous management, and soil test results for your state.
A band placement (2 in. to the side and 2 in. below the seed) of a starter fertilizer (12-48-0, lb. of N, P2O5, and K2O) at seeding has proven beneficial. No K is included in the starter fertilizer because potassium chloride (KCl) can reduce snap bean germination because of salt injury. Beans are sensitive to Zn deficiency and if the soil Zn test is below 0.7 ppm, broadcast and incorporate prior to planting 5 lb. Zn per acre. Or include 1 lb. Zn per acre in the fertilizer band at planting.
Sidedress N: None needed.
| Diseases Controlled | Treatment | Comments |
| Anthracnose, Rust | Follow 2-3 year crop rotation schedules. | Dade, Kentucky Wonder Rust Resistant. |
| Some rust resistant varieties are available. | Begin sprays at early bloom. Repeat at 7-10 day intervals. Do not feed treated tops to livestock. 7 day PHI for snap beans. 6 week PHI for dry beans. | |
| Bravo, Terranil, or Echo at 1.4 to 3 pt. per acre for flowable (F) formulations or 1.1 to 2.5 lb. per acre for dry (WP, DF, or DG) formulations. | ||
| Bacterial blights | Plant only western grown, certified seed. | |
| Follow 2-3 year crop rotation schedules. | ||
| Treat seed with Agri-Strep 500 at 0.3 oz. per 100 lb. seed. | ||
| Field applications of fixed copper fungicides at 2 to 4 lb. per acre. | Repeat at 7-10 day intervals. Copper sprays will slow the spread of bacterial blights in the field. Do not use copper on fresh market lima bean. | |
| White mold and Gray mold | Avoid wet fields with a history of white mold. | |
| Benlate at 1.5 to 2 lb. per acre for dry (W P) formulations. |
Apply when 1/4 to 1/2 of the plants show blossoms. Repeat after 7-10 days. Observe restrictions on feeding of forage. 14 day PHI for dry or snap beans. 28 day PHI for lima beans. | |
| Topsin 70WSB 1 to 2 lb. per acre. |
Apply once at 50% to 70% full bloom, or apply twice with the first application at 10% to 30% full bloom and a second application at peak bloom. Observe restrictions on feeding of forage. 14 day PHI for dry or snap beans. 28 day PHI for lima beans. | |
| Rovral at 1.5 to 2 lb. per acre for dry formulations or 1.5 to 2 pt. per acre for flowable (F) formulations. | Apply at first bloom when 10% of the plants have one open bloom, and again at peak bloom. Observe restrictions on feeding of forage. Do not treat after full bloom. | |
| Seedling diseases and root rots | Plant only western grown certified seed in warm well-drained seed beds. Treat seed with Apron 25WP plus captan or thiram. Apply Ridomil 2E at 2 to 4 pt. per acre at planting or Ridomil PC 11G at 0.75 lb. per 1000 ft. of row at planting. |
Fungicides containing metalaxyl (Ridomil) may be help control early season seedling diseases caused by Pythium. Ridomil PC 11G or PCNB may be used to help control Rhizoctonia. |
| Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) | Rotate at least 2-3 years with corn, small grains, alfalfa, or other non-host crop | Do not include soybeans in the rotation. |
| Mosaic Virus Diseases | Plant varieties with resistance to common mosaic, NY15 strain of common mosaic, and bean yellow mosaic. | Bush Blue Lake 274, Provider, Tendercrop, Cherokee, Goldcup. |
| Herbicide* | Treatment** | Comments |
| Preemergence | ||
| Dacthal 75WP | 8 lb. on light soils (less than 1.5% organic matter); 14 lb. on darker soils in at least 50 gal. water per acre. | Apply immediately after planting. 50-mesh or larger screens. Not effective on muck soils and other high organic soils. |
| Dual 8E | 1.5 to 3 pt. per acre. Use low rate on coarse soils. | Do not use on muck soils. Apply and incorporate before or apply after seeding but before crop emergence. |
| Treflan HFP | 1 pt. per acre on light colored soils (less than 2% organic matter), 1.5 pt. on darker-colored soils. | Apply before planting, and incorporate immediately by double discing or with other equipment for thorough mixing 3 to 4 in. deep. Not effective on muck soil and other high organic soils. |
| Eptam 7E or 10G | 3.5 pt. per acre of 7E or 30 lb. per acre of 10G. | Apply before planting, and incorporate immediately into soil by double discing or with other equipment to give thorough mixing 3 to 4 in. deep. Do not use on lima beans. Check label for sensitive dry bean varieties. |
| Prowl 3.3E | 1.2 to 3.6 pt. per acre. | Apply before planting, and incorporate 1 to 2 in. deep. |
| Lasso 4E | 2.5 to 3 qt. per acre. | Use only on lima beans and in Indiana and Illinois, on red kidney bean. Apply preplant incorporated or preemergence. RUP. |
| Pursuit DG | 0.72 to 1.08 oz. per acre. | Do not use on snap beans. Do not use on sandy or loamy sand soils. Apply before planting and incorporate, or within 1 day after planting. 30 day PHI for lima beans, 60 day PHI for dry beans. |
| Frontier 6.0 | 1 to 2 qt. per acre. Use lower rate on coarse soils low in organic matter. | Dry beans only. Apply before planting and incorporate, or apply after planting before beans have 3 trifoliate leaves. 70 day PHI. |
| Postemergence | ||
| Basagran 4L | 1.5 to 2 pt. | Do not apply until first trifoliate leaf is fully expanded. Do not apply more than 2 qt. per acre per year. 30 day PHI. |
| Poast 1.5E | 1 to 1.5 pt. plus 1 qt. COC per acre. | Apply to actively growing grass. Maximum of 4.0 pt. per acre per season. 15 day PHI for succulent beans. 30 day PHI for dry beans. |
| Assure II 0.88 E | 6 to 10 fl. oz. plus 1 qt. COC per acre. | Apply to actively growing grass. 30 day PHI. |
| Stale Seedbed | ||
| Gramoxone Extra 2.5E | 2 to 3 pt. per acre plus 1 pt. nonionic surfactant per 100 gallons spray solution. | Apply to emerged weeds before or after seeding but before crop emergence. |
| Roundup Ultra 4 lb./gal. | 2 to 3 qt. per acre. | Apply to emerged weeds before or after seeding but before crop emerges or after harvest in fall. Check label for specific weeds controlled and rate. |
| * For specific weeds controlled by each herbicide, check table on page 23. ** Rates given are for overall coverage. For band treatment, reduce amounts according to the portion of acre treated. |
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| Insects Controlled | Treatment | Comments |
| Seed corn maggot | Plant seed that has been treated with a product containing diazinon or a lindane-diazinon combination. | Flies are attracted to rotting organic material and freshly plowed soil. Plow winter cover crop under early in the spring and thoroughly cover. Handle seeds carefully to prevent cracking. |
| Thimet 20G at 4.5 to 7 oz. per 1000 linear feet of any row spacing (minimum 30-in. spacing). | Apply granules in a band over the row at planting time. Do not place granules in direct contact with the seed. Do not feed bean foliage. 60 day PHI. | |
| Mexican bean beetle, leafhoppers, bean leaf beetle, aphids | Di-Syston 15G at 6 to 12 oz. per 1000 feet row (for any row spacing), or 6.7 to 13.3 lb. per acre (30-inch row spacing). | Place granules on sides of seed furrow at planting. Do not apply directly on the seed or more than once per season. 60 day PHI. Do not use treated vines for feed. |
| Potato Leafhopper Thresholds Seedling—0.5/sweep or 2 per row foot 3rd trifoliate—1/sweep Budstage—5 per row foot |
Orthene 75S at 0.6 to 1.3 lb. per acre. Should control corn borer at high rate. | 14 day PHI for snap and dry beans; 0 days for lima beans. Do not use treated vines as feed. |
| Asana XL at 5.8 to 9.6 fl. oz. per acre. |
Do not exceed 0.2 lb. a.i. per acre per season. Do not feed or graze livestock on treated vines. 21 day PHI for dry beans, 3 day PHI for snap beans. | |
| Sevin XLR Plus at 1 qt. per acre. Use 1.5 qt. per acre for Mexican bean beetle. |
Not for aphids. 3 day PHI for fresh beans, 21 day PHI for dry beans. | |
| Bean Leaf Beetle Threshold 1 beetle per foot of row |
Lannate LV at 1.5 to 3 pt. per acre. |
Do not feed hay to livestock for 7 days. Not for bean leaf beetle. 1 day PHI for succulent beans at low rate, 3 day PHI at high rate, 14 day PHI for dry beans. |
| Methoxychlor 2EC at 2 to 6 qts. per acre. |
Not for aphids. 3 day PHI. | |
| Thiodan 50WP at 1 lb., or 3EC at 0.67 to 1.33 qt. per acre. |
Apply before leaves curl. Do not apply more than 3 times per season. Do not feed treated threshings to livestock or allow to graze in treated fields. Not for lima beans. 3 day PHI. | |
| Mexican Bean Beetle Threshold 0.5 beetles/plant |
Metasystox 2RS at 2 pt. per acre. |
No more than 3 sprays per season. 21 day PHI. Do not graze or feed within 21 days of application. Should also control mites. Not for dry bean. |
| Dimethoate at 0.75 to 1.5 pt. per acre. |
Do not feed treated vines to livestock. Will control aphids and leafhoppers only. 0 day PHI. | |
| Penncap-M at 2 pt. per acre. |
Succulent beans: 7 day PHI. Do not make more than 3 applications per season. Dry beans: 15 day PHI. Do not apply from 7 days before bloom through peak bloom. | |
| Rotenone according to label directions. |
1 day PHI. Beetles only. | |
| M-Pede at 1.25 fl. oz. per 50 gal. water. | 0 day PHI. Aphids only. Must contact aphids to be effective. | |
| European corn borer | Orthene 75S at 1.3 lb. per acre. |
Beginning at bloom, repeat treatment at 7 day intervals as long as moth flight above threshold continues or until beans are ready to be harvested. 14 day PHI, 0 day PHI for lima bean. |
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Threshold Blacklight trap catches greater than 25 moths per night and more than 7-10 days until harvest. |
Penncap-M at 2 to 4 pt. per acre. |
See above. |
| Lannate LV at 3 pt. or 90SP at 1 lb. per acre. | 3 day PHI, 14 day PHI for dry bean. | |
| Corn earworm | Asana XL at 5.8 to 9.6 fl. oz. per acre. |
Do not exceed 38.4 fl. oz. per acre per season. Do not feed vines to livestock. 3 day PHI. |
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Threshold Pheromone trap catches greater than 10 moths per night and more than 7 days until harvest. |
Sevin XLR Plus at 1.5 pt. per acre. |
3 day PHI for fresh beans, 21 day PHI for dry beans. |
| Lannate LV at 3 pt. or 90SP at 1 lb. per acre. | 3 day PHI, 14 day PHI for dry bean. | |
| Mites | Kelthane MF at 0.75 to 1 pt. per acre. |
Apply at first sign of mites. Repeat as necessary. Do not feed treated vines to meat or dairy animals. 7 day PHI. |
| Dimethoate at 0.75 to 1.5 pt. per acre. |
Do not feed to livestock. Do not apply during bloom. 0 day PHI. | |
| Lannate LV at 3 pt. or 90SP at 1 lb. per acre. | 3 day PHI, 14 day PHI for dry bean. | |
last update Friday, October 09, 1998 by aw