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Greengram :: Organic package of practices for Green gram |
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Varieties • CO 8, VBN 4, VBN5, VBN6 Season • June - July; September - October; December - January and February - March Field preparation • Prepare the land to get fine tilth and form beds and channels Seed rate • 20 kg/ha Seed treatment with biocontrol agents • Treat the seeds with biocontrol agent viz., Trichoderma asperellum @ 4 g / kg or Bacillus subtilis @ 10 g / kg of seed Seed treatment with biofertilizers • Treat the seeds with 600 g of Rhizobium and 600 g of Phosphobacteria using rice gruel as binder Sowing • Dibble the seeds adopting a spacing of 30 x 10 cm Nutrient Management • Apply vermicompost @ 1.25 t/ha along with Rhizobium @ 2 kg/ha, phosphobacteria @ 2 kg/ha before sowing • Foliar spray of panchagavya @ 3% on 30 and 45 days after sowing Water Management • Irrigate immediately after sowing, followed by life irrigation on the third day
• Irrigate at intervals of 7 to 10 days depending upon soil and climatic conditions • Flowering and pod formation stages are critical periods when irrigation is a must • Avoid water stagnation at all stages Weed management • Two hand weeding on 15 and 30 days after sowing Crop Protection • For the management of sucking pests and pod borer complex, spray neem oil 3% or Neem seed Kernel Extract 5% or Ginger-Garlic and Green chilli (3G) extract 5% as prophylactic spray
• For the management of diseases of green gram, soil application of Trichodermaasperellum or Bacillus subtilis @ 2.5 kg/ha; Spraying of NSKE 5% or neem oil 3% twice at 10 days interval from initial disease symptom appearance; Foliar application of Bacillus subtilis @ 0.5% • For the management of yellow mosaic, leaf crinkle and leaf curl viruses, rouging of infected plants, management of vectors by spraying the neem formulations viz., NSKE 5% or neem oil 3%, foliar application of highly fermented buttermilk @ 10% along with 0.5 % Bacillus subtilis, followed by foliar application of 3% panchagavya Harvesting • Harvest the pods at physiological maturity (30 days after the 50 per cent flowering) when the colour of majority of the pods (80%) turns black. Yield • 850 to 1000 kg/ha. |
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| Updated on Sep 2023 | |
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