OTHER MINERALS
Common name: Bengal gram
Scientific name: Cicer areitinum
Family: Fabaceae
Varieties: CO 3, CO 4
Season: November (Winter season) Rainfed
Management of field operations: Field preparation
Prepare the land to fine tilth and apply 12.5 t FYM/ha
Sowing: Dibble the seeds by adopting the spacing of 30 cm x 10 cm.
Pest: Gram pod borer, Cutworm, Semilooper and Termites
Diseases: Alternaria blight, Ascochyta blight, Collor rot, Dry root rot, Fusarium wilt
Yield: An average yield 6-8 qtl/acre.
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Treat the seeds with Carbendezim (or) Thiram @ 2g/kg of seed 24hrs before sowing. First treat the seeds with biocontrol agents and then with Rhizobium.
- CO 3 - 90 kg/ha.
- CO 4 - 75 kg/ha. As a pure crop to have an optimum plant population 325000 / ha