Agriculture
Blackgram :: Systems of Cultivation :: Irrigated
 
Weed management
  • Pre‐emergence application of pendimethalin or pendimethalin + imazethapyr(Ready mix) at 1.0litre /ha on 3 days after sowing followed by one hand weeding or mechanical weeding on 20‐25 DAS.
                        (OR)
  • Pre‐emergence application of pendimethalin at1.0litre /ha on 3 days after sowing followed by tank mix application of quizalofop ethyl @ 500 ml /ha and imazethapyr @ 1 litre/ ha on 15 ‐ 20 DAS.

    Note :Herbicides should be applied using Knapsack sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle using 500 litres of water for spraying one hectare.
Irrigation management
  • Irrigate immediately after sowing followed by life irrigation on the third day
  • Irrigate at interval of 7 to 10days depending on soil moisture conditions
  • Flowering and pod formation stages are critical periods of irrigation.
  • Avoid water stagnation at all stages of crop growth
  • Drip fertigation is also recommended
Drip Fertigation schedule
Crop stage
(DAS)
Duration
in days
Number of fertigation/ stage (3 days interval) Fertilizer grade Total Fertilizer (kg/ha)
0-20 20 6
MAP (12:61:0)
Urea(46%N)
SOP(50 % K)
66.00
15.36
10.00
21-40 20 6
19:19:19
Urea(46%N)
SOP(50 % K)
26.00
11.00
10.00
41-55 15 5
0:52:34 (MKP)
SOP(50 % K)
9.66
14.24
Total 17
MAP-Mono Ammonium Phosphate, SOP- Sulphate of Potash & MKP- Mono Potassium phosphate




Blackgram raised under drip system
Blackgram raised under drip system
  • Apply TNAU Pulse wonder @ 5 kg/ha as foliar spray during peak flowering stage.
  • Spray should be given during early morning or late evening using Knapsack sprayer with 500 litres of water for one hectare.
Harvesting
  • To avoid loss because of the shattering of pods, the crop is harvested, when 80% pods are matured or at physiological maturity ie., Grain colour changing from green to black and leaves turn yellow colour and starts shedding of leaves.

  • Pods are dried on the threshing-floor for a week or ten days and threshed by beating with stick or by multi crop thresher or trampling with tractor.

Harvest maturity
Harvest maturity

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