INTRODUCTION :-
Ø Short duration crop
Ø Excellent source of high quality protein (25%)
Ø It is consumed as a whole grain as well as “lentils”.
Ø Easily digestible and hence patients like it
Ø It is also a good source of riboflavin, thiamine and vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Ø Being a legume crop, it has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (30-40 kg/ha).
Ø Moong can be used as fodder for cattle.
1] Sowing time –
Kharif – Onset of monsoon
Summer (where irrigation facility is available) – from second fortnight of February to first fortnight of March.
2] Seed rate – Kharif :- 6 to 7 kg per acre
Rabi: 8 to 10 kg per acre
3] Spacing – 30 cm × 10 cm
4] Irrigation – 3 to 4 irrigations as per requirement in summer
5] Application of fertilizers (per acre)
FERTILIZERS | Per acre | |
BASAL | 30 DAS | |
FYM | 12 t/acre | – |
MYCORHIZA POWDER | 100 gm/acre | 50 gm |
Urea [46-0-0] | 30 Kg | 20 Kg |
DAP OR SSP | 50 Kg | 25 Kg |
MOP | 40 Kg | 25 Kg |
MgSO4 |
| 10 Kg |
Solutions
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 – 15 | From Sowing To Plant Eatablishment | Seed treatment with thyram or captan @ 2 to 3 g/kg seed Rhizobium culture Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre + Micronutrient containing Microgold 2g/Lit water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12% Mancozeb 63%WP) @ 2g/Lit of water + Super Confidor @ 1ml/Lit of water | Fusarium Wilt, Root Rot | White Fly, Aphid, Green Mosquito |
| 20 – 25 | Vegetative Growth Stage | Katara Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0) @200 gm per acre + Flamingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% S G) 0.5 to 1 g/Lit of water + Fungus-G 1.5 gm/Lit of water + Kargill (Imidacloprid 30.5% SC) ) 2 ml/litre of water | Root Rot, Rust Dieback, Downy Mildew | White fly, Green Mosquito, Green Mosquito Aphid, Bollworm |
| 35 – 40 | Flowering Stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Phosphate 00-52-34@200 gm per acre + Micro Gold (Mixed Chelated Micronutrients) @ 1.5 gm/Lit of water + Bayer Solomon ( Imida 19.8% Beta Cyhalothrin 8.49%) @ 1 ml/Ltr of water + Bayer Foliar ( Tebuconazole 25.5% @ 1-1.5 ml/Lit of water | Powdery Mildew, Downy Mildew, Alternaria | Whitefly, Thrips, Green Mole, Yellow Mosaic, Bollworm |
| 50 -55 | Pod Development / Maturity Stage | Isabion Tonic @ 300 ml + FMC Rogor (Dimethoate 30% EC ) @ 2-5 ml/Lit of water + BONUS (Tebuconazole 38.39%) @ 1-1.5 ml/L of water + Benlarva (Emamectin Benzoate 5% SG) 4 g/10 L of water | Cercospora, Powdery Mildew, Alternaria | Whitefly, Champa, Thrips, Pod Borer Bollworm |