Crop Improvement
Greengram Seasons and varieties of Tamilnadu
Month of sowing |
Season |
Districts |
Duration (Days) |
December - January |
Rice fallow |
Thanjavur/Tiruvarur/Nagapattinam/ Mayiladuthurai, Part of Tiruchirapalli /Ariyalur /Perambalur/karur |
60 - 70 |
April - May |
Summer/ Chithiraipattam |
Salem / Namakkal |
60 - 70 |
July - August |
Kharif/Adipattam |
Dharmapuri / Krishnagiri/Vellore/Ranipettai /Thirupattur/ Kallakurichi, Thiruvannamalai/ Coimbatore / Tirupur / Erode / Non Delta regions of Karur /Perambalur/Ariyalur |
60 - 70 |
September - October |
Rabi/Puratasipattam |
Madurai/Dindigul/Theni/ Ramanad/ Sivagangai/ Tirunelveli/Tenkasi/ Thoothukudi |
60 - 70 |
November - December |
Rabi/ Karthigaipattam |
Pudukottai/Kanchipuram / Thiruvallur/cuddalore/Villupuram |
60 - 70 |
Greengram Seasons and Varieties
Zone / District / Season |
Month |
Varieties |
I. Cauvery delta zone |
Thanjavur / Tiruvarur / Nagapattinam, Mayiladthurai/Tiruchirapalli, part of Ariyalur / Perambalur / karur |
Rice fallow |
December - January |
ADT3,VBN 6 |
II. North Eastern Zone |
a. Kanchipuram / Thiruvallur/cuddalore/Villupuram |
Rabi/ Karthigaipattam
|
November - December |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 4 VBN 5, |
b.Vellore/ Thiruvannamalai, Ranipettai/ Thirupathur/Kallakuruchi |
Kharif/Adipattam |
July- August |
CO 8, CO9, VBN4, |
III. Western Zone |
|
Coimbatore / Tirupur / Erode / Non Delta regions of Karur/Perambalur/Ariyalur |
Kharif/Adipattam |
July - August |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 5, |
IV. North Western Zone |
a.Salem / Namakkal |
Summer/Chithiraipattam |
April - May |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 5, |
b. Dharmapuri / Krishnagiri |
Kharif/Adipattam |
July-August |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 4, VBN 5, |
V. Southern zone |
a.Pudukottai |
Rabi/ Karthigaipattam |
November - December |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 4, VBN 5, |
b.Madurai/Dindigul/Theni/ Ramanad/Sivagangai/ Tirunelveli/Tenkasi/ Thoothukudi |
Rabi/Puratasipattam |
September - October |
CO 8, CO9, VBN 4 VBN 5, |
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