Crop
suffers due to water logging or excessive rains during early
growth.High
humility is harmful. Temperature stage – 20 –
320C
Seed rate
3.5 to 4
kg/ha
Sowing time
15th July – Kharif, 15th Nov. to 15 December – rabi and
up to Feb. 15th summer
Sowing method
Line sowing
at a distance of 30 cm
Thinning
One
thinning at 8 to 15 days after germination.
Weedings
Weed based;
2-3 weedings at an interval of 15 – 20 days.
Manures & Fertilizers
Fym @ 5
t/ha N@ - 50
kg/ha P2O5@ – 50
kg/ha
Varieties
Varieties
Duration
Yield(q/ha)
Phule Til – 1
95-100 days
5-6q/ha
No. 8
125-130 days
5-6 q/ha
N-58-2
120 – 130 days
5-6 q/ha
Harvesting
The crops is
harvested before the plants are completely dry as to prevent
shattering of seeds from capsules. The plants are cut close to
the ground, tied in bundles and dried for about a week in the
threshing yard. The seeds are separated by beating with the
sticks or by thresher.