Chickpea Crop

Chickpea

Botanical Name :- Cicer arietinum / Cicer Kabulium

Family :- Leguminosae

Origin :- South West Asia / India

2n :- 14, 16

Seed Rate :-

• Early Sown :- 75 - 80 kg/ha
• Late Sown :- 80 - 100 kg/ha

NPK Requirement kg/ha :-

• Normally :- 20 : 60 : 30 kg/ha
• Rainted :- 15 : 20 : 15 kg/ha

Test weight of chickpea :-

• Desi :- 140 - 200 g
• Kabuli :- 350 - 400 g

Varieties :- 

• IARI developed variety :- Pusa-209, DG-209
• Desi variety :- GG-11, Co-3, RS-10, GCP-11
• Kabuli variety :- Pusa-1003, K-501
• Early maturity and medium size grain :- JG-62
• Medium duration high yielding variety :- L-550, C-104, NP-58, RS-11, G-130
• Drought resistance variety :- NP-58
• Resistance to rot and wilt :- G-24
• Resistance to wilt :- Avrodhi (IMP) all over the world, JG-74, JG-315, BG-256
• Resistance to pod borer :- PBG-3

• Chickpea is called as king of pulses.
• Sowing Time :- 15 - 20 October
• India rank in pulse production and area :- 1^st
• Critical stage for irrigation :- Pre flowering, Pod development
• Major practices of chickpea :- Nipping / Topping
• Nipping in done at age :- 55 days after sowing
• Highly susceptible for :- Frost (Flowering Stage)
• Deep sowing of protect from :- Wilt disease
• Light alluvial soil is best for cultivation of gram.
• Fruit are known as :- Pod
• Chickpea contents 21.1 % protein, 61.5 % carbohydrate, 4.5 % fat and rich source of calcium, iron, niacin.
• Sour taste of gram leaf due to malic and oxalic acid.
• Disease control by gram :- Scurvy
• Best variety for dry land is :- C-235
• Chickpea has tape root system.
• Chickpea are self pollinated, C₃ and long day plant.
• Germination of chickpea :- Hypogeal
• Chickpea required seed bed :- Rough seed bed
• Chickpea is also known as Gram, Bengal gram, Horse pulse, Egyptian pea.