Page 63 - Introduction to Agriculture by: Aqleem Abbas

Introduction to Agriculture Notes prepared by: Aqleem Abbas

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR LEGUMES CROPS

Whose grains are edible purposes.

Pulses

The dehuled grain legume

Importance of legume

1. Cheap and excellent source of protein grain legumes
2. Poor man meat in developing countries.
3. It has higher protein than cereals.
4. It can increase soil fertility through nitrogen fixation.
5. Cereal crops are grain crops and they are rich source of carbohydrates.
6. Good source of animal and poultry feed.

parameter Gram or Lentil or Mungbean Pigeon pear
channa masoor or green or arhar
gram
Local name channa masoor Green gram Arhar
Scientific Cicer Lens culinaris Vigna Cajanus
name aeritinum radiata cajan
Pollination self self self Cross
Photoperiod Long long self Cross
Root system Tap root Tap root Tap root Tap root
system system system system
Season rabi rabi Kharif or Kharif or
spring spring
Special Nitrogen Nitrogen Not resistant Nitrogen
characters fixation fixation to heat and fixation
resistant to drought
cool
adaptation Semi arid semiarid Tropical or Subtropical
subtropical or tropical
Soil and Sand-sandy Sandy to Loam to clay Sandy loam
climate soil/clay sandy clay loam
Ph=4-8
Cultural
practises
Land
preparation
No of 1-3 2-3 3-4 1-3
plowing
No of 1-2 1-2 2-3
planking
fertilizers 15.50.50 25.60.60 20.60.60 25.50.00