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  Crops  
     
  Name of the crop   
  Horse gram  
      
  Botanical name  
  Dolichos biflorus  
        
  Cultivation  
  Rain fed  
   
  Method of planting  
  Drilling  
   
  Spacing  
  Row to row – 30 cm, Plant to plant 8 – 10 cm  
   
  Depth of sowing  
  3 - 4 cm  
      
  Climate  
 
Requires hot & humid climate.
 
      
  Seed rate   
  20 - 25 kg/ha  
        
  Type of soil  
  Light to medium well drained  
       
  Crop duration  
  120 - 130 days  
       
  Varieties  
 
  1.      Dapoli – 1
  2.      Co - 1
 
       
  Fertilizers  
 
  1.      FYM./ Compost – 3-5 tonnes/ha
  2.      Nitrogen – 25 kg/ha
  3.      Phosphate – 50 kg/ha
 
   
  Yield  
  7 - 8 q/ha  
       
  Harvesting  
  Harvesting is done by cutting or pulling plants & then dried and threshed.  
 
 
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