Leguminous Beans - Comparative table
Variety Growth Habit

(DT)
Relative days
to flowering (DS)
Pod
Characteristics
(g)
Crop
Duration (in days)
Yield
Remarks Recommended for
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Yard Long Beans
NS 620 Indeterminate 40 - 45
Light green, long pods
(50-60cm) tender
90
High
plants
suitable for rainy and mild winter seasons  
NS 634 Indeterminate 38 - 42
Dark green, long pods
(45-50cm) tender and fleshy
90-95
High
plants
suitable for rainy and mild winter seasons  
NS 636 Indeterminate 50 - 55
Purple, long pods
(35-40cm) tender and fleshy
95-100
High
plants
suitable for rainy and mild winter seasons  
Lab Lab Beans
NS 600 Indeterminate 55 - 60
Dark green, flat and fully pods
135-150
High
plants
Photo insensitive  
NS 608 Indeterminate 40 - 42
Grey coloured curved pods
105-120
High
plants
photo-insensitive Early variety  
NS 613 Indeterminate 50 - 55
Cream coloured pods with medium curvature
120-135
High
plants
photo-insensitive  
NS 617 Indeterminate 35 - 40
Purple coloured flat and broad pods
120-135
High
plants
photo-insensitive very Early variety  
Cluster Beans
NS 660 Indeterminate 35 - 40
Light green, long (10-11cm) and flat (1cm) 120-135
High Suitable for mild summer, rainy and mild winter seasons  
NS 661 Indeterminate 35 - 40
Light green, long (8-9 cm) and thin (0.8 cm) 120-135
High Suitable for mild summer, rainy and mild winter seasons  
Key to abbreviations
DT - days after transplanting