Greengram :: Systems of Cultivation :: Rice fallow
Suitable varieties:ADT 3 and VBN 6
Greengram - VBN 6
Year of release
2023
Parentage
VBN (Gg) 2 × IPM 409 – 4
Duration
70 - 75 days
Season
Dec. - Jan.
Grain yield
(kg /ha)
760 kg/ha
Salient Features
Early duration, synchronized maturity
Moderately resistant to MYMV, Powdery mildew and Urdbean leaf crinkle virus diseases
Greengram - ADT 3
Year of release
1988
Parentage
Hybrid derivative of H70- 16/Rajendran/G65
Duration
66 days
Season
Dec. - Jan.
Grain yield
(kg /ha)
500 kg/ha
Salient Features
Resistant to YMV and Stem fly
100 grain weight 2-3 g.
Agro-techniques for rice fallow greengram:
Seed rate: 30 kg/ha
Time of Sowing:Second fortnight of January to second fortnight of February.
Seed treatment: Treat the seeds with Bacillus subtilis 10 g kg-1 and 600 g each of biofertilizers viz.,Rhizobium, and Phosphobacteria, using rice gruel is recommended
Sowing :Four days before harvest of rice crop, broadcast the greengram seed in waxy soil moisture condition.
(OR)
Sowing with mechanized seed drill after harvest of rice crop.
Foliar nutrition: At flowering stage, apply TNAU pulse wonder at 5 kg /ha as foliar spray.
Harvesting:Best time for harvest the crop, when 80% pods are fully matured