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Season and Varieties :: Blackgram

BLACKGRAM ( Vigna mungo L.)

1. SEASON AND VARIETIES
District/Season Varieties
Adipattam (June-August)
All districts except Kanyakumari and Nilgiris
VBN (Bg) 4, VBN(Bg) 5, TNAU (Black gram) VBN 7
Puratasipattam (September-November)
Vellore, Tiruvannamalai Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Perambalur, Erode, Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Pudukottai,, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli.
VBN 3 (To avoid Yellow Mosaic Virus treat the seeds with Imidachlorphid @ 1 ml / kg seed) VBN(Bg) 4, VBN (Bg) 5, TNAU (Blackgram) VBN 6, TNAU (Blackgram) Co 6, APK 1

Markazhi – Thaipattam(Winter Irrigated)
All districts except Kanyakumari and Nilgiris

VBN 3, VBN (Bg) 4, VBN (Bg) 5, TNAU (Blackgram) VBN 6, TNAU (Blackgram) Co 6, TMV 1
Rice fallows (January)
Thanjavur,Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kanchipuram
ADT 3
Chithiraipattam (Summer Irrigated)
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram
ADT 5

* suitable for intercropping in cotton.

II.  DESCRIPTION OF BLACKGRAM VARIETIES

Particulars CO 5 CO 6 ADT 3 VBN 1
Parentage Pureline selec tion from Musiri -

DU 2 × VB 20

Pureline selection from Tirunelveli local KM 1xH 76-1
Year of release 1981 - 1981 1987
50% flowering (days) 35 - 40 - 30 - 35 30 - 35
Maturity duration (days) 70 - 75

60 - 65 days

70 - 75 60 - 65
Grain yield (kg/ha)  

733 kg / ha

   
Rainfed 740 - .. 700
Irrigated 1270 - - 850
Rice fallows   - 720    
Height (cm) 30 - 35 - 50 30 - 35
Clusters 10 to 12 - 10 - 15 12 – 13
Hairiness of pods Hairy - Hairy Hairy
Colour of grain Black & Dull - Black & dull Black
100 grain wt (g) 5.7 - 3.6 5.1

Particulars ADT 5 K 1 VBN 2 VBN 3 VBN(Bg) 4
Parentage Selection from Kanpur variety CO 3 x US 131 Spontaneous mutant LBG 402 x LBG 17 CO 4 x PDU 102
Year of release 1988 1994 1996 2000 2003
50% flowering (days) 32 40 - 45 33 - 40 35 -40 35 – 40
Maturity duration (days) 62 70 - 75 60 - 70 65 – 70 75 – 80
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed
-  707 750 775 780
Irrigated 1323 - 1000 825 900
Rice fallows   - -    
Height (cm) 20 - 25 30 - 35 25 - 35 25 – 35 40 – 45
Clusters 13 - 15 10 - 13 4 - 18  5 - 10 8 – 10
Hairiness of pods Hairy Hairy Glabrous Hairy pods Glabrous
Colour of grain Black Dull black Black with green tinge Dull black Black
100 grain wt (g) 3.6 5.3 3.83 4.4 4.8

Particulars VBN(Bg) 5 TNAU (Blackgram)VBN 6 TNAU (Blackgram)VBN 7 TNAU (Blackgram)VBN 8
Parentage Vamban 1 x UK 17 Vamban 1 x Vigna mungosilvestris Vamban 3 x Vigno mungosilvestris VBN 3/VBN 04-008
Year of release 2007 2011 2012 -
Maturity duration (days) 65-70 65-70 65-70 65-75
Grain yield (kg/ha) 836 850 882 900 kg/ha
Rainfed       -
Irrigated 820 890 981 -
Height (cm) 34 18.6 20 -
Hairiness of pods Hairy Hairy Hairy -
100 grain wt (g) 4.0 3.8-4.0 3.8 – 4.0 -
Special features Moderately resistant to Yellow Mosaic Resistant to Yellow Mosaic, synchronized pod maturity Resistant to Yellow Mosaic, synchronized pod maturity Non-shattering and synchronous maturity; Resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus and leaf crinkle diseases; Protein content –21.9%; Arabinose–7.5 %

RICE-FALLOWS

VARIETIES

CO 4, ADT 2, ADT 3, ADT 4, ADT 5, TMV 1 (Rice fallows)

TIME OF SOWING

Third week of January –Second week of February

Updated on : May '2016

 

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