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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 



From the data we summarize and draw the following con- 

 clusions : 



1. Kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) will usually give a satis- 

 factory yield from newly introduced seed if planted during the 

 cool season. 



2. Seeds of the kidney bean lose their vitality readily in the 

 tropics; consequently all seeds should be thoroughly dried and 

 sealed in order to preserve this vitality. Only seeds that are 

 strongly vital will ever be able to resist the attacks of the 

 bean maggot, the worst enemy of the growing of kidney beans 

 in the Philippine Islands. 



3. The growing of kidney beans during the dry hot months 

 even under irrigation is not likely to prove worth while. The 

 plants are too tender to endure the intense heat that is reflected 

 from the hot soil during parts of the day. 



4. Rich soil, thickly mulched, will produce a fair crop of kidney 

 beans in this locality even during the hotter months. 



5. The number of days from planting beans until the crop 

 is serviceable will vary with the different seasons. 



6. There is a close correlation between production and the 

 vigor of kidney beans. 



7. The bush group of kidney beans is more subject to the 

 bacterial disease caused by Pseudomonas phaseoli during the 

 rainy season than is the pole group. 



8. The kidney beans, as a general rule, are not suited to the 

 rainy season. Either bacterial disease or the tendency to shoot 

 the pods, owing to excessive moisture, will render the crop too 

 small to come within the bounds of economy. 



9. Lima beans {Phaseolus lunatus) are likely to be less pro- 

 mising at the first planting than are the kidney beans. However, 

 F, seed is likely to respond with a favorable production. 



10. The Limas are entirely resistant to the bean maggot. 



11. Pole Limas have the tendency to take on the perennial 

 habit in the tropics. Individual plants should be trained on 

 trellises 1.25 meters each way for best results. 



12. The Limas require much less care than do the kidney beans. 

 They will yield fairly well during the rainy season and may be 

 made to produce crops during the dry season with slight irriga- 

 tion. However, plants grown during the cooler months will give 

 the best results. 



13. There appears to be no correlation between the production 

 and the vigor of peas. 



