Mung / Green gram

Leguminoceae

Phaseolus radiatus

Improved varieties-Phule Vaibhav, BPMR-145, TPU-4, TAU-1, AKM- 8802

Sowing of green gram is in kharif season. Also it is cultivated in summer season.

Mung bean grows very well with temperature 30-35 0 c. annual rainfall is 600-800 mm. Cannot tolerate frost. Rains during flowering aredetrimental (harmful) as it affects pollination and fertilization. Hot and humid climate with sufficient soil moisture is ideal, highly drought resistant.

Well drained, sandy to sandy loam soil is ideal. Alkaline, saline and water logged soil are not suitable. pH should be neutral.

One ploughing after harvest of previous crop followed by clod crushing and two harrowings. Stubble should be removed. Seedbed free from clods and stubbles. Apply 5 tones FYM /ha before last harrowing and well mix in soil.

a) Seed treated with Trichoderma vividi @5g/kg of seed to control soil borne diseases.

b) Seed treated with biofertilizer (Rhizobium) @250g/10kg of seed for enhancing activity of nitrifying bacteria towards atm N2.

c) Seed treated with PSB @250g/10kg of seed

Drilling is proper method of sowing.

In Kharif proper time of sowing is second fortnight of June and in summer in the month of february.

In Kharif proper time of sowing is second fortnight of June and in summer in the month of february.

Distance between two rows is 30 cm and distance between two plants is 10 cm.

Seed Rate (kg/ha) – 15-20 kg /ha.

Thinning should be done 15-20 days after sowing.

Weeding and hoeing

First hoeing is done 20-25 days after sowing.

Second hoeing is done 30-35 days after sowing.

After hoeing weeding should be done.

Apply 5 tones FYM /ha at the time of last harrowing. Apply 20 kg N : 40 kg P 2 O 5

(100 kg DAP /ha) at the time of sowing.

Water required 25-30 ha. cm crop is highly drought resistant but if there is long dry spell then give two irrigations at following 1 st irrigation flowering 30-35 days after sowing 2 nd irrigation pod filling stage 42-45 days after sowing .

1 st hoeing is done 20 days after sowing

2 nd hoeing is 30 days after sowing

And one hand weeding is necessary.

Pre emergence spraying of Alachlor @ 1.5 kg a.i. /ha

Pre emergence spraying of Pendamethalin 0.75- 1.0 kg in 500 liter of water/ha.

Yellow mosaic virus , Powdery mildew- spraying of sulphur 1250 gm or 500 gm

Carbendezum + 30% EC Dimethoate 500 ml in 500 liter of water /ha.

Aphids, Jassids, White fly, thrips- use od systemic insecticides. Monocrotophos @ 550 ml or dimethoate 400 ml or methyldemeton @ 320 ml in 500 liter of water.

crop matures in 60-65 days having non synchronous maturity should be harvested  as and when they mature. Harvesting is done by picking in early morning or evening hrs to avoid shattering losses during handling of pods. Crop should not be allow to stand upto dead ripe stage otherwise there is considerable loss in yield. Generally two pickings are required to harvest the crop. 1 st picking when 75% pods are mature. 2 nd picking – 8-10 days after 1 st picking.

Harvested produce / pods are sundried and threshing is done by beating with wooden stick. Grains are clean by winnowing and dry in sun. Moisture content in seed should not be less than 12% before storing.

Average yield is 12-15 Qtls/ha

Namkin, Vegetable purpose

1) One of the most important pulse crop. Ranks 3 rd after gram amd tur with respect of area and production.

2) Mostly consume as pulse or made into flour.

3) Grains are highly nutritious and content high protein 23-24 %.

4) Husk and dried leaves is a good nutritious fodder for animal. Being legume crop it improve fertility of soul through atm. N 2 .

5) Also grows as intercrop or mix crop.

Processing and Packaging Packed in 10 kg or 30 kg bags.

Orissa ranks 1 st in area and production. Maharashtra, karnataka, Andhr pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan , Madhyapradesh, Uttar pradesh. In Maharashtra Vidarbha.

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