2. GREEN GRAM CLASSIFICATION
• Kingdom : Plantae
• Order : Fabales
• Family : Fabaceae
• Genus : Vigna
• Species : radiata
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3. Nutritional value
Energy 1,452 kJ
Carbohydrates 62.62 g
Protein 23.86 g
Dietary fiber 16.3 g
Sugars 6.6 g
Fat 1.15 g
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Vitamins
Thiamine (B1) (54%) 0.621 mg
Riboflavin (B2) (19%) 0.233 mg
Niacin (B3) (15%) 2.251 mg
Vitamin B6 (29%) 0.382 mg
Vitamin C (6%) 4.8 mg
Vitamin E (3%) 0.51 mg
Vitamin K (9%) 9 μg
Per 100 g of Mature seeds (Dry)
Minerals
Calcium (13%) 132 mg
Iron (52%) 6.74 mg
Magnesium (53%) 189 mg
Manganese (49%) 1.035 mg
Phosphorus (52%) 367 mg
Potassium (27%) 1246 mg
Zinc (28%) 2.68 mg
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
4. Nutritional value
Energy 126 kJ
Carbohydrates 5.94 g
Sugars 4.13 g
Dietary fiber 1.8 g
Fat 0.18 g
Protein 3.04 g
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Vitamins
Thiamine (B1) (7%) 0.084 mg
Riboflavin (B2) (10%) 0.124 mg
Niacin (B3) (5%) 0.749 mg
Vitamin B6 (7%) 0.088 mg
Vitamin C (16%) 13.2 mg
Vitamin E (1%) 0.1 mg
Vitamin K (31%) 33 μg
Minerals
Calcium (1%) 13 mg
Iron (7%) 0.91 mg
Magnesium (6%) 21 mg
Manganese (9%) 0.188 mg
Phosphorus (8%) 54 mg
Potassium (3%) 149 mg
Zinc (4%) 0.41 mg
Per 100 g of Matured seeds (Sprouted seeds)
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
5. DESCRIPTION
• Legume crop
• Origin - India
• It is a drought resistant crop and suitable for dry land
farming.
• It is predominantly used as an intercrop with crops
like cotton and red gram.
• It is also being grown as intercrop in fruit crops like
mango, citrus etc when they are young.
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6. MORPHOLOGY
• It grows 45 to 90 cm tall depending upon plant type
and nature of crop being grown
• The flowers appears in clusters of 10-20 in number
• They are self pollinated and develop into 6-10 cm
long hairy pods which are round, slender and used to
bear about 7-11 seeds in them.
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7. SOIL & CLIMATIC REQUIREMENT
Climate
The crop needs a well-distributed rainfall. Heavy rains
at flowering are harmful, even moist winds at this stage
interfere with fertilization.
Soil
This pulse does best on deep, well-drained loams in the
alluvial tract in the north as well as on the red and black
soils of peninsular and southern India. It is also
cultivated on light or shallow stony soils to clayey soils.
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8. Land preparation
For the pure crop in the kharif season, the land is
ploughed once or twice and harrowed to obtain a rough
tilth. The summer crop can be sown dry in furrows in
between the rows of the previous crop, followed by
irrigation.
• Land should be well levelled.
• Collect the weeds, previous crops stubbles, stones and
clean the field for sowing.
• If necessary, one pre-sowing irrigation should be
given.
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9. Sowing
The kharif crop is sown in June to July. The spring crop
is to be sown by 15 February and harvested by the
middle of May. The seed may be sown by broadcasting
or it may be drilled in furrows behind a plough, in rows
20-30cm apart.
Seed rate
Kharif - 12-15 kg per hectare
Summer – 20- 25 kg per hectare
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10. Seed Treatment
Organic way
Treat seed with Rhizobium and PSB bio fertilizer (5 g each/kg
seed) and dry treated seed in shade. Such treated seed should be
sown within 4-6 hours of treatment.
Chemical way
Seed should be treated with thiram @ 2.5 g / kg seed.
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11. Particulars Type 44 VRM (Gg) 2 Co (Gg) 7 Pusa Badshah
Parentage T 1 x T 47
Pure selection
from KM851
MGG336 x CoGG
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Selection from
T-44
Year of release 1962 2001 2006 1971
Duration (days) 60-70 60-70 60 - 65 60-70
Plant height(cm) - - 30 - 45 35- 45
100 grain wt (g) 2.8-3.5 - 3.5 – 4.0 2.6-3.5
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed - 1100 978 -
Irrigated 700 - 800-1000
Pod Colour at
maturity
Brown Black Brown Brown
Special features
Plant being small
and less
spreading can be
planted thickly
Moderatly
resistant to
yellow mosaic
virus
High protein
content (25.2%),
High seed weight
and synchronized
maturity
About 90% pods
mature at one
time
VARIETIES
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12. CROP MANAGEMENT
Fertilizer Application
Apply fertilizers as basal before sowing
Rainfed : 12.5 kg N + 25 kg P2O5 + 12.5 kg K2O +15 kg S/ha
Irrigated : 25 kg N + 50 kg P2O5 + 25 kg K2O + 25 kg S/ha
Application of sulphur @ 25 to 30 kg/ha gives higher yield. If P is applied in the form
of Single Super Phosphate (SSP), it will take care of sulphur needs also. SSP contains
about 11% sulphur.
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13. Irrigation
Being kharif crop green gram is not required irrigation
unless there is dry spell during the kharif season.
In summer irrigation should be given according to soil
type. Irrigation interval should be 7-10 days in summer.
Before Flower initiation and pod filling irrigation is
must required.
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14. Weed management
Weed management is required up to 30-35 days of crop
growth, as this is the time when weeds compete more
with the crop for nutrients and sun light.
Pre emergence application of Pendimethalin 30% @ 1.3
litres per acre under irrigated condition or 0.5 litres per
acre under rainfed condition on 3 days after sowing
using Knapsack sprayer. After this, one hand weeding
on 30th days after sowing gives weed free environment
throughout the crop period.
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15. Harvesting and yield
To avoid loss because of the shattering of pods, the crop is
harvested before it is dead ripe. One or two rounds of the picking
of pods are also recommended to avoid losses because of the
shattering. The plants are uprooted or cut with a sickle, are dried
on the threshing-floor for a week or ten days and threshed by
beating with sticks, and are winnowed with baskets.
The average yield of grain from a pure crop varieties from 5-6q
per ha, whereas yields up to 10-15q per ha.
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16. STORAGE AND POST-HARVEST
Dry green gram seed to ensure moisture less than 10%.
Beetles affect them in storage. Mix crushed neem leaves
or ash with seed and store in gunny bags. Gunny bags
can also be treated with 5% neem oil.
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17. USES AND VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS
• As a vegetable
• In confectionary production
• Noodles production
• Cosmetic production - as face cleaner
• Detergent and soap production
