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Name of the crop | ||
| Black Gram | |||
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Botanical name | ||
| Vigna Mungo (L.) hopper | |||
| Cultivation | ||
| Rain fed | |||
| Method of planting | ||
| Drilling | |||
| Spacing | ||
| 30 X 15 cm or 45 X 15 cm. | |||
| Depth of sowing | ||
| 2 - 3 cm | |||
| Climate | ||
Requires hot & humid climate. Heavy rains at flowering are harmful |
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| Seed rate | ||
| 16 - 18 kg/ha | |||
| Type of soil | ||
| Clay loam, Sandy loam soils with – good drainage is required | |||
| Crop duration | ||
| 100 - 105 days | |||
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| Yield | ||
| 10 – 15 q/ha | |||
| Harvesting | ||
| Harvested when pods turn black harvested by 2-3 pickings or uprooting plants. Then dried and threshed. | |||