Questions

Answer

1

Botanical name

Vigna radiata (Phaseolus aureus)

2

Family

Papilonaceae

3

Origin of Green gram

Central Asia / India

4

Chromosome number

2n = 22

5

Spacing requirement for Green gram

40 x 10 cm

6

Crop duration of Green gram

65-70 days

7

Sowing depth for Green gram

2 cm

8

Fertilizer requirement of Green gram

 25 N: 50 P: 25 K: 20 S kg/ha

9

Seed rate of Green gram (Kharif season)

12 - 15 kg/ha

10

Seed rate of Green gram (Summer season)

20 - 25 kg/ha

11

Yield of Green gram

12-15 q/ha

12

Protein content in Green gram

25 %

13

Fat content in Green gram

1.3 %

14

Fiber content in Green gram

4.1 %

15

Carbohydrate content in Green gram

55 – 60 %

16

Important varieties of Green gram

PDM-1, 3, 11, Pusa Baisakhi, Jyoti, Malviya, Pragya

17

Mutant varieties of Green gram

Pant mung -2, Mum 2, CO4

18

Early maturing variety of Green gram

Pusa Baisakhi, PS16

19

Yellow vein resistant variety of Green gram

Pant mung 3, Sumrat, Basanti

20

First variety of Green gram is

T1

Questions

Answer

21

Alternative name for Green gram

Mung bean, Munggo, 

22

Mung bean is in symbiotic association with

Rhizobium

23

Green gram is a

Warm season & frost intolerant crop

24

Moisture content requirement for ideal storage of Mung bean

12 %

Green gram crop insect pest and diseases are posted in Entomology and Pathology Section