Green Gram (Mungbean, Moong)

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

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