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 |
White Fly
Pod Bug
Yellow Mosaic
Pod Borer
Anthracnose
Powdery Mildew
Rust
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 |