Advantages. *1. Seed propagated *2. Annual in habit and bushy in growth. *3. Precocious bearing-within eight months *4. High productivity (******0 fruits / tree / year) *5. Spread harvest (4 months) -Better prices *6. Pods green and fleshy and non-bitter. *7. Uniform fruit length (1mt) -Easy packing. *8. Pods non-fibrous and seeds soft even in late harvests. *9. Seeds non-bitter unlike perennial types. *0. Long shelf life (****2 days) at room temperature. *1. Minimal pod damage in transit due to rubbery texture. *2. Amenable for intercropping in young orchards *3. Suitable for alley cropping (vegetables and pulses) *4. Amenable for ratooning twice. *5. Low cost of productio *6. Free from hairy caterpillar and gumming. *7. Soil enrichment through leaf litter-Better successive crops. *8. Suitable for oil extraction (****5% ) . *9. Preferred for curry powder making. *0. Better consumer preference-low fibre, good storage quality, non-bitter.