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Black Gram

Crop Category

Pulses

Applicable Product

Description

Black Gram is also known as Urad Bean, Urd Bean and Black Lentil

It grows to a height of 30-100cm

It is a fast growing herbaceous annual legume and originated in India .

The major Black Gram producing states of India are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir.

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vigna
Species: mungo

Economically Important Part

Seeds and green pods are the most economically important parts of Black Gram.
Leaves and stems are used as fodder.

Conditions for Cultivation

Black Gram is grown as a rainfed crop in the warm plains as well as in cool hills.

During kharif, it is cultivated throughout the country.

Black Gram can be grown on a variety of soils ranging from sandy soils to heavy cotton soils.

The most ideal soil is a well drained loam with pH of 6.5 to 7.8.

Black Gram cannot be grown on alkaline and saline soils.

Major Challenges

The major challenges involve Biotic and Abiotic causes.
Biotic Causes:
- Major Pests: Aphids, Thrips, Pod Borer, Leaf Hopper, Whitefly and Stink Bug.
- Major Diseases: Leaf Spot, Powdery Mildew, Anthracnose, Rust and Bacterial Leaf Blight.
Abiotic Causes
- Chlorosis
- Necrosis
- Browning

Crop Schedule

Crop Stage	Products	Dosage	Method Of Application	Benefits
Basal fertilizer	Geoxol.COM	15 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (more than/equal to 0.5%) and bulk denisty (less than or equal to 1.6 g/cm3) 20-25 kg / hectare / application with basal fertilizer, if soil organic carbon (less than 0.5%) and bulk denisty (more than 1.6 g/cm3)	Soil Application	Rejuvenates soil for sustainable growth of crops
At the time of sowing or 3-4 weeks after sowing	Mycoxol4G	500 g / hectare / application, if soil pH (less than /equal to 7.5) and availale P (more than /equal to 15 kg/ha) Combination of Mycoxol 4G (500 g /hectare) and Alpha Shield (1000 g / hectare), if soil pH (more than 7.5) and available P (less than15 kg/ha)	Soil Application	Reduces incidence of soil borne diseases. Improves availability of phosphorous and other micronutrients
Deficiency of Zinc	Nutrin Zn	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Zn (less than 0.6 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Zinc deficiency
Deficiency of Iron	Nutrin Fe	650 g / hectare / application, if soil Fe (less than 4.5 ppm), repeat application is recommended based on deficiency	Foliar Application	Corrects Iron deficiency
Vegetative growth	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Improves vegetative growth and reduces disease pressure
Vegetative growth	Nutrin Combo	650g / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Fulfills micronutrient requirement
Pre-flowering	Amply5	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering
2nd flush of flowering	Amply5	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Triggers flowering and promotes pod formation
Pod filling	Silixol OSA	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Optimizes source sink relation
Pod filling	Nutrin Combo	650g / hectare / application, if pH (more than 7.5)	Foliar Application	Improves quality of seeds
Pod filling	PeakMAX	1000 ml / hectare / application	Foliar Application	Reduces disease pressure

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