Serengeti High Yield Beans (Syngenta)

High Yield | Uniform Pods | Excellent Market Demand

🌿 Crop Details

• Crop: Beans

• Variety: Serengeti

• Type: Bush Type

• Company: Syngenta

🌟 Variety Overview

🔹 Pod Features

• Fancy fine sieve beans

• Bright dark green attractive pods

• Stringless pods – best for fresh market

• Uniform size and shape

• Average pod length: 14–16 cm

• Excellent shelf life

• High yield potential

🌱 Plant Characteristics

• Strong and vigorous growth

• Upright & bushy plant type

• Excellent adaptability in different climates

🌍 Recommended Season & Area

🌦 Suitable Seasons:

✔ Kharif
✔ Rabi
✔ Summer

📍 Recommended States:

MH, AP, TS, KA, GJ, RJ, TN, MP, CG, UP, BR, JH, WB, HR, HP, UK, OD, PB

(Suitable for cultivation across India)

⏳ Maturity

• 55–60 days after sowing

🌾 Agronomy & Cultivation Practices

🌱 Land Preparation

• Well-drained fertile soil

• 1–2 deep ploughings

• 3–4 harrowings for fine tilth

• Apply 4–5 MT FYM/acre

• Add Trichoderma – 250 g/acre for soil-borne disease control

🌱 Seed Treatment

• Treat seeds with Thiram @ 2 g/kg seed

🌾 Seed Rate & Sowing

• Seed Rate: 7–8 kg/acre

• Sowing Method: Direct sowing

• Spacing:

  • Row to row: 60 cm or 45 cm

  • Plant to plant: 30 cm

🌿 Fertilizer Recommendation

Total NPK Requirement: 80:20:20 kg/acre

📌 Application Schedule:

• Basal Dose:

  • 50% Nitrogen

  • 100% Phosphorus & Potash

• Top Dressing:

  • Remaining 50% Nitrogen at 30 DAS

🌱 Weed Management

• Timely hand weeding

• Maintain weed-free field during early growth stage

🦠 Disease & Pest Management

• Use recommended fungicides to control:

  • Damping off

  • Downy mildew

• Apply suitable insecticide for:

  • Sucking pests

  • Fruit borer

(Follow local agriculture department recommendations)

💧 Irrigation Schedule

• Depends on:

  • Soil type

  • Crop stage

  • Season

General Guidelines:

• Vegetative stage: Moderate irrigation

• Flowering & Fruiting: Frequent irrigation

• Harvesting stage: Reduce water gradually

🧺 Harvesting

• First picking starts 55–60 days after sowing

• Harvest tender pods

• Picking interval: 10–12 days