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Lime and Nutrients for French Beans

Nutrient	Application Advice
Lime	Where necessary, apply lime to give an optimum pH of 6.5 – 6.8.
N	Apply 70-90 kg/ha N as a base dressing depending on index (see below). Top dressings are usually not required.
P and K	Apply P and K rates as in the table below.
B	Beans are sensitive to high levels of boron so boronated compound fertilisers should not be used.
FYM	If livestock manure is available, annual applications are very beneficial to both soil and crop but reduce the N, P and K application by 1.4 kg/ha, 1.2 kg/ha and 6 kg/ha respectively for each tonne/ha of well rotted and well stored FYM used (SI 31 of 2014).

Table : N,P,K recommendations for French Bean crops (kg/ha)
Soil N Index	N	P	K
1	90	60	250
2	85	45	200
3	75	35	110
4	70	20	100

Lime and Nutrients for Broad Beans

Nutrient	Application Advice
Lime	Where necessary, apply lime to give an optimum pH of 6.5- 6.8.
N	None required.
P and K	Apply P and K rates as in the table below.

Table : N,P,K recommendations for Broad Bean crops (kg/ha)
Soil Index	N	P	K
1	0	60	210
2	0	45	150
3	0	35	140
4	0	20	105

Lime and Nutrients for Peas (Market)

Nutrient	Application Advice
Lime	Where necessary, apply lime to give an optimum pH of 6.5-6.8.
N	Ususally none required.
P and K	Apply P and K rates as in the table below.

Table: N,P,K recommendations for Pea crops (kg/ha)
Soil Index	N	P	K
1	0	60	175
2	0	45	130
3	0	35	120
4	0	20	75