Green Gram (Mungbean, Moong)
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Botanical name
Vigna radiata L. Wildzek.
Family
Fabaceae
Origin
India and Central Asia
Seed Rate
6-7 kgs/ acre
Season
Late Kharif
Time of sowing
Last week of August – September in Kharif and November to December in Rabi
Land Preparation
Single ploughing cultivation and application of 2 tonnes of FYM
Seed Treatment
Treat seeds with talc formulation of Trichoderma Viride @ 4g/kg seed(or) Carbendazim 2.5g / kg seed 24 hrs before sowing to prevent disease attack and 5 ml Imidachloprid to prevent pest attack upto 15-20 days
Spacing
30 X 10 cm
Water Management
Two times irrigation at 25-30 DAS and 45-50 DAS. Irrigation should not be given at flowering stage
Inter cultivation
one time at 20-25 (DAS)
Weed management
Pendimethalin 30% @ 1.3-1.6 lit/acre immediately after sowing or one day after sowing
Fertilizer dose
8kg Nitrogen and 20 Kg Phosphorus
Pest management
Chlorpyriphos @ 2.5 ml/lit at 2nd leaf stage and 1gm carbendazin per litre at 30-35 DAS (or 2ml Hexaconazole)
Harvesting
Fully grown crops are cut from base and dried for grain storage
Yield
5 Q/acre
Pests
Aphids, Jassids, White flies and Pod borer.
Diseases
Yellow mosaic, Mosaic mottle, Leaf crinkle, Leaf curl, Seed and Seedling rot, Cercospora leaf spot. Mosaic is transmitted by whiteflies (Vector)
Botanical name
Vigna radiata L. Wildzek.
Family
Fabaceae
Origin
India and Central Asia
Seed Rate
6-7 kgs/ acre
Season
Late Kharif