Lablab

Common name: Lablab or Dolichos bean

Scientific name: Lab lab purpureus var. typicus

Family: Fabaceae

Varieties: Bush type Co 6, Co 7, Co 8, Co 9, Co 10, Co 11, Co 12, Co 13, Co (Gb) 14, Arka Jay and Arka Vijay

Pandal type: CO 1, CO 2, CO 3, CO 4, CO 5 and Pusa Early Prolific.

Soil: Well drained loamy soil with pH range of 6.5-8.5 is required. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical region

Pests: Pod borer, Sucking pests

Diseases: Powdery mildew

Rhizobial treatment: Treat the seeds with three packets (600 g) of Rhizobial culture per ha using rice gruel as binders.