Black Gram Crop

Black Gram / Urad Bean Crop

Botanical Name :- Vigna mungo
Family :- Papilionaceae
Origin :- India
2n :- 22

• Seed Rate :- 20-25 kg/ha
• Spacing :- 40 X 10 cm
• Yield of black gram is :- 10-12 q/ha

• 1^st black gram variety relished in 1948 is :- Type-9 (T-9)
• Mutant variety of black gram :- Co-1 and Sarla
• Black gram fresh weight :- 40 g /1000 grain
• Black gram weight :- 40-50 mg

According to Bose (1932) Vigna mungo is subdivided two subspecies :-

1. Vigna mungo Var. Niger :- Early maturity (Black Color)
2. Vigna mungo Var. Viridis :- Late maturity (Green Color)

Black Gram Content :-

• Protein :- 24%
• Carbohydrates :- 60%
• Fat :- 1.3%

Climatic Requirement :-

• Tropical crop
• Tolerates high temperature
• Also cultivated in summer season
• Short day plant to day neutral cultivars available
• Optimum temperature between 25 to 35 °C
• It can tolerate 42 °C

Cropping System :-

• Rice - Rice - Black Gram
• Black Gram - Barley
• Black Gram - Wheat
• Black Gram - Paddy - Groundnut

Spring season variety of black gram :-

Prabha, Krishna and AKU-4

Varieties of black gram :-

Pant U-30, JU-2, Barkha and Gwalior-2