Agriculture
Blackgram :: Systems of Cultivation :: Irrigated
 
Seed and seed treatment
  • Use of certified seed is recommended
  • Seed Rate : 20 kg / ha
  • Treat the seeds with carbendazim @ 2g/kg of seed
                        (OR)
    Trichoderma asperellum@ 4g/kg of seed
                        (OR)
    Bacillus subtilis@ 10g/kg of seeds.
Carbendazim
Carbendazim
Carbendazim Treatment
Carbendazim Treatment

Bio fertilizer seed treatment
  • Carrier Based Formulation: Treat the seeds required for one hectare with 600 g each of biofertilizers viz., Rhizobium, and Phosphobacteria, using rice gruel, shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.
  • Liquid Formulation: Treat the seeds required for one hectare with 125 ml of each biofertilizers viz., Rhizobium, and Phosphobacteria, shade dry for 30 minutes before sowing.
  • Plastic trays are used for treating the seeds and use of metal utensils/ trays may be avoided.
Note: First treat the seeds with Biocontrol agents and then with Rhizobium. Fungicides and biocontrol agents are incompatible.