Questions

Answer

1

Botanical name

Cajanus cajana

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Origin of Red Gram

South Africa

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Family

Fabaceae or Leguminosae

4

Seed Rate of Red Gram is

12 – 15 kg/ha

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Fruit of the Red Gram is called

Pod

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Hybrid variety released by ICRISAT

ICPH-8

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Early maturing variety of Red Gram is

Prabhat, UPAS-120, Pusa Ageti, T-21

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Red Gram is also called

Arhar / Tur / Pigeon Pea / Congo Pea

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Tur bowl of India

Gulbarga

10

Cajanus cajan var. bicolor group 

Late maturing 

11

Cajanus cajan var. flavus group 

Early maturing

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Red gram crop is suitable for inter-cropping with

Cotton, Sorghum, Pearl millet, Green gram, Black gram, Maize, Soyabean

13

In India, one of the most widely cultivated pulse crop is

Red Gram

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Spacing requirement for Red gram 

60 x 15 cm

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Proportion of seeds to pods

50 – 60 %

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Harvest index of Red Gram is

19 % (Very low)

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Temperature requirement for Germination is

30 -35 °C

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Maturity period of Short duration Red Gram varieties

100 – 150 days

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Maturity period of Medium duration Red Gram varieties

150 – 180 days

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Maturity period of Long duration Red Gram varieties

180 – 300 days

Questions

Answer

21

Nodal agency of the Government of India for procuring Red gram in different states under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).

NAFED

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Common adulterants found in Red Gram are

Khesari Dal, Metanil Yellow, Lead chromate, 

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Fertilizer requirement for Red gram under irrigated condition

12.5 N : 25 P : 12.5 K (kg/ha)

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Fertilizer requirement for Red gram under Rainfed condition

25 N : 50 P : 25 K (kg/ha)

25

Most drought tolerant crop among pulses is

Red Gram

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Second most important pulse crop of India

Red gram

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Cajanus cajan var. bicolor – mostly grown in 

North India 

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Cajanus cajan var. flavus – mostly grown in

South India

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Red gram is a

C₃ short day plant

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Medium duration variety of Red Gram

Mukta, C-11, BDNI-2

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Most suitable biofertilizer for Red gram

Rhizobium

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Protein content of Red gram

25 %