Summary of Rabi Pulse Crops
Summary of Rabi Pulse Crops
Crop | Gram (Harbhara) | Pea (Watana) | Lentil (Masur) | Indian Bean (wal) | Chickling vetch (Lakh or khesari) | ||||||
Family | Leguminoceae | Leguminoceae | Leguminoceae | Leguminoceae | Leguminoceae | ||||||
Botanical Name | Cicer arientinum | Pisum sativum | Lens esculentum | Dolichos labiab | Lathyrus Sativus | ||||||
Origin | S-W Asia | Europe and West Asia | Hindukush & Himalaya mountains | India |
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Soil | Medium to black cotton | Medium to heavy | Medium black alluvial | Medium to heavy | Medium to heavy | ||||||
Varieties | Chafa, Warangal, Phule G-1, G-5, G-12, Annegiri-1 | Bonnevile, T-163, NP-29, Jawahar | L-9-12, T-36 |
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Sowing time | October – early December | October – November | K: June-July R: Oct. – Nov. | October – November | October – November | ||||||
Sowing method | Drilling plough December | Drilling | Drilling | Drilling | Drilling | ||||||
Seedrae (Kg/ha | 40-60 | 25-30 | 08-Oct | 25-30 | 10-Dec | ||||||
Spacing (in cm) | R-30 x 10 | 30 x 10 | 30 x 10 | 40 x 15 | 30 x 10 | ||||||
Manuring (per ha.) | 6 to 8 tons FYM, | R-15kg N: 30kg P, | Irri – 25kg N : 50kg P | 3 to 5 tons FYM | 20 to 25kg P | 3 to 5 tons FYM | 20 to 25kg P | 3 to 5 tons FYM | 20 to 25 kg P | 3 to 5 tons FYM | 20 to 25kg P |
Duration (in days) | 105 to 120 | 100 to 125 | 100 – 120 | 90 to 110 | 100 to 110 | ||||||
Yield (per ha.) | R-5 to 6qt. | Irr – 10 to 12qt. |
| 600 to 700kg | 400 to 500 kg | 450 to 500 kg. | 300 to 350kg | ||||
Pests | Gram pod borer, Gram caterpillar | Pea weevil, Aphids | Pod borer, Aphids | Pod borer, Caterpillar | ———— | ||||||
Diseases | Wilt, blight | Powdery mildew, Wilt | Powdery mildew, Wilt | Powdery mildew, Wilt | Powdery mildew, Wilt. | ||||||
Remarks | Malic acid is collected from one month old gram plants. Nipping off is done when plant is two to four weeks old. | Used as vegetable and fodder. | Grown as pulse as well as pd vegetable. | Used as vegetable and fodder | Used as pulse crop. | ||||||