VITAMIN B
Common name: Black gram, Urad bean
Scientific name: Vigna mungo
Family: Fabaceae
Varieties: VBN 3, VBN(Bg) 4, VBN (Bg) 5, TNAU (Blackgram) VBN 6, TNAU (Blackgram) Co 6, APK 1, VBN (Bg) 4, VBN(Bg) 5, TNAU (Black gram) VBN 7
Fertilizer Application: Apply fertilizers basally before sowing.
Rainfed : 12.5 kg N + 25 kg P2O5 + 12.5 kg K2O +10 kg S*/ha
Irrigated : 25 kg N + 50 kg P2O5 + 25 kg K2O + 20 kg S*/ha
Pests: Gram pod borer, spotted pod borer, pod bug, white fly, blister beetle.
Diseases: Yellow mosaic virus, anthracnose, rust powdery mildew, cercospora leaf spot and dry root rot.
Yield: The average yield was about 450 kg per hectare
- Adipattam (June-August)
- Puratasipattam (September-November)
- Markazhi – Thaipattam(Winter Irrigated)
- Chithiraipattam (Summer Irrigated)
- For irrigated crop dibble the seeds adopting 30 x 10 cm spacing .
- For rainfed crop dibble the seeds adopting 25 cm x 10 cm spacing