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Crop Protection :: Pulses :: Greengram |
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Weed management
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Pre‐emergence (PE) application of pendimethalin at 0.75 litre /ha followed by one hand weeding or mechanical weeding on 20‐25 DAS. Apply PE herbicides 3 days after sowing using Knapsack sprayer fitted with flat fan nozzle using 500 litres of water for spraying one hectare.
*Note:At the time of herbicide application enough moisture should be present in soil
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Weeding with power weeder |
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Foliar spray
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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.
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TNAU Pulse Wonder |
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Drought mitigation
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- Foliar spraying of 2% KCl + 100 ppm Boric acid during dry spell as amid season management practice
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- Foliar spray at 500 ml/ha of PPFM (Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotroph) at terminal water stress condition.
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- Foliar spraying of 0.5% chitosan is act as an anti‐transparent.
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Harvesting:
- Harvest the pods at physiological maturity (30 days after the 50 per cent flowering) when the colour of 80% of the pods turns black.
- Over maturity may result in shattering.
- Keep harvested crop for drying in threshing floor.
- Threshing can be done either manually or by trampling with tractor.
- Dry the seeds to 8 - 9 per cent moisture content.
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