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N AND VARIETIES

DISTRICT/SEASON VARIETIES

November (Winter season) Rainfed

Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Tiruchirapalli,
Perambalur, Karur, Dharmapuri, Pudukottai, Erode, CO 3, CO 4
Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar,
Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi.

RIPTION OF VARIETIES

Variety CO 3 CO 4

Pureline selection from Cross derivative of ICC 42 x

Parentage
Maharashtra collection ICC 12237

Year of release 1986 1998

50% flowering (days) 35 – 40 40

Duration (days) 85 85

Grain yield (Kg/ha)    

Rainfed 1000 1150

Height (cm) 25 - 30 35 - 40

Branches 3-5 3-5

Flower colour Light pink & veined Light pink & veined

Colour of grain Light brown Brown

100 seed weight (g) 30-32 30 - 32

MENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS

PREPARATION

he land to fine tilth and apply  12.5 t FYM/ha

TREATMENT

seeds with Carbendezim (or) Thiram @ 2g/kg of seed 24hrs before sowing (or) with talc formulation of Trichoderma viride @ 4 g/kg seed (o
onas fluorescens @ 10 g/kg seed. Biocontrol agents are compatible with biofertilizers. First treat the seeds with biocontrol agents and then
s and biocontrol agents are incompatible.

e seed treatment will protect the seedlings from seed borne pathogens in the early stages.

RATE

CO 3 - 90 kg/ha.
CO 4 - 75 kg/ha.

e crop to have an optimum plant population 325000 / ha

TREATMENT WITH BIOFERTILIZER

  seeds with  one  packet  (200  g/ha) of  Rhizobial  culture (200 g/ha) of Phosphobacteria developed at TNAU using rice kanji as bin
is not carried out apply 10packets of Rhizobium (2 kg/ha) and 10 packets(2 kg) of Phosphobacteriawith 25 kg of FYM and 25 kg of soil bef
tilizer treated seeds in shade for 15 minutes before sowing.

LIZER APPLICATION

fertilizers basally before sowing.

d : 12.5 kg N + 25 kg P2O5 + 12.5 kg K2O +10 kg S*/ha
d : 25 kg N + 50 kg P2O5 + 25 kg K2O + 20 kg S*/ha
*Note : Applied in the form of gypsum,  if Single Super Phospate is not applied as a source of phosphorus
pplication of 25 kg ZnSo4/ha under irrigated condition     

NG

e seeds by adopting the spacing of 30 cm x 10 cm.

MANAGEMENT

re emergence application of Pendimethalin @ 2.5 litres on 3rd day after sowing using Backpack/ Knapsack/Rocker sprayer fitted with flat f
00 litres of water for spraying one ha followed by one hand weeding on 25 - 30 days after sowing.

herbicide is not applied give two hand weedings on 15th and 30th day after sowing.

CROPPING IN BENGALGRAM

am in paired row planting with one or two rows of Coriander as intercrop would give the highest return. Wheat can also be intercropped in de
mbatore, Erode, Salem, Namakkal and Dharmapuri districts.

nagement practices

s in crop management technique

Protection

ests of Bengal Gram

iseases of Bengal Gram
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