Harvesting: Blacksram/grcensram shouldbe harvested whenmestofthe §GULTIVATION OF BLACK GRAM AND pods tum black. Over maturity may result in shattering of grains. Harvested crop should be sufficiently dried and then threshed, Threshing GREEN GRAM cantedoneeithermanvalyorunderthe feet bullecks : Woy Crop rotation : ‘tek 1. Maize (cobs)-Pea-BlakiGreen gram ack! Green gram = 5. Rice- Vegetable: Black/ Green gram, Rice-Mistard-Black gram 9 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tura Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tura ____ [CAR RC for NEH Region | ICAR RC for NEH Region Sangsanggin. West aro Hills District | Sangsanggiri, West Garo Hills District feshalaya -794005 | ie eget oan. Meghalaya -794005 Pablo by Ph-03651-222535(0)Black gram or urd bean and Green gram or mung bean are grown as sole cexop, mixed crop, catch crop or sequential erop under rainfed or semi irrigated condition in Kkharif and spring/summer season. It is mainly consumed as dal, whole orsplitted, husked or unhusked. Black gram sso an integral ingredient of famous South Indian preparations like Dosa, Ii, ‘ada ete, Black gram is highly nutritive and contains high proportion of digestible protein with many essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins. Black gram/green gram are tropical crop and it requires hot and humid climate, It is able to tolerate high temperature. As such these ae short day plant, bt now.a-day's noutral varieties are also availabe for cultivation in ‘summer season. Itcan be grown successfully from sea evel upto elevation fof 1800 metre. Heavy rains during flowering stage are harmful and adversely affect the production, Feld preparation : Deep loam light textured soil with pH 6.5-7.5is ideal Drainage should be good. One deep ploughing followed by 2-3 harrowing and one planking optimally prepares the land. For spring/ summer crop, soil moisture at the time of sowing is very critical. In the absence of rain, sowing should only be done after irrigation. For Khari erop, land needs to be leveled properly and care should be taken to provide adequate drainage. Variety: Blackgram: Tee Doran ae eu —] Pat 0 75:80 po 3 7500 77 —— ‘ad ard 175-80 Toe 1 Pou 70-00 a3 300 e710 Taz a 55.60 nis Green gram: Tare Daatenliay] —— [va aa) Kas 75-80 10-15 POM IT 575 30-15 Pane 75-20 w0- Sent 55-60 3215 Puss Vial 0-65 30-7 Seed Rate: Spring/summer: 20-25 kg/ha Khaitpostkharif:12-1Skg/ba Spacing Spring: 20-25emx5-8em Khartf:30-35emx 10m Sowingtime: Sowing should notbe delayed beyond 25* March during spring and sowing may be competed by 15" uly during Khact. However, sowing inthe early part of khan shouldbe avoided due to water stagnation at early seedling Stage which may reduce the plant population drastically. Moreover, wen crop is sown in early khaif there may be rain during harvesting time and the same wil be caused ofheavy gran ass because of pod shattering in the field. Sowing in 15th August to 15th Sept has been found ideal inthis region, Fertilizer management : Being a leguminous erop, Black gram/green gram requires a starter dose of 20 kg nitrogen/ha (Urea 5.6 kg/bigha). In addition to nitrogen, 40 kg phosphorous(SSP-33 kg/bigha), 20kg Potash (MOP4-5 ke/bigha) and20 ke Sulphur/ha 2.5 ke"bigha) should be applied torealize the fall potential of high yielding Varieties ‘Water management : In North Eastern Region, irigation is not required during Kharif and post kharif cultivation. However, soil moisture availablity atsovving, 25 days after sowing and pod filling tage’ critical ‘and should be maintained at optimal level. During spring, 4-5 irrigation at 15 daysinterval may be essential ‘Weed control : The crop faces severe competition from weed during first 4-5 weekcafler seeding. Weeds can be effectively controlled with good seed ‘bed preparation, 1-2 intercultural operations by wheel hoe or hand weeding during 3-5 weeks after sowing. Application of Pendimethalin 30 EC or ‘Alachior 50 EC @3 litre/800 litre water/ha within daysafter sowing may control broadleaved weeds. A combination of application of herbicide followedby onehandwoedingand nosing is mosteffective.