| Summary: | Indeterminate beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were grown on 9l cm ridges in three seasons to compare the effects of no staking, vertical and horizontal staking on the seed yield and seed quality of beans. The seed yields, pooled over years, for no staking, vertical and horizontal staking methods were 1,178, 2,069 and 2,061 kg/ha, respectively, indicating that both vertical and horizontal methods of staking had comparable results. It was easier to train vines on rougher than on smoother stakes and on vertical than on horizontal stakes. Staking also produced higher quality seeds because of higher pod clearance above the ground which resulted in fewer pods resting on the ground with staked than with unstaked plants.
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