Summer Moong Cultivation (ਗਰਮੀ ਰੁੱਤੇ ਮੂੰਗੀਂ ਦੀ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ) Shergill Markhai

#moongi #summermoong #moongbean SUMMER MOONG Summer Moong is a popular short duration pulse crop. Due to its short duration, it can fit well in many cropping systems. It has a great scope in rice-wheat cropping system. Improved Varieties SML 1827 (2019): It has erect and determinate plant type with medium stature. It bears pods in clusters and has synchronous maturity (about 62 days). Each pod contains about 10 seeds. It is resistant to yellow mosaic disease. Grains are shining green and medium sized with good culinary properties. Its average yield is 5.0 quintals per acre. TMB 37 (2017): It has erect and determinate plant type with short stature. It bears pods in clusters. It is early and synchronous in maturity (about 60 days). Grains are medium sized, shiny green with good cooking quality. Its average yield is 4.9 quintals per acre. SML 832 (2010): It has erect, determinate plant type and medium stature. It bears pods in clusters and possesses early and synchronous maturity (about 61 days). Pods are of blackish brown colour at maturity. Each pod contains about 10 grains. Grains are shining green and medium sized with good culinary properties. Its average yield is 4.6 quintals per acre. SML 668 (2002): It has erect, determinate plant type and short stature. It bears pods in clusters and possesses early and synchronous maturity (about 60 days). Pods are long with thick coat and each pod contains 10-11 seeds. Grains are bold with good cooking quality. Its average yield is 4.5 quintals per acre. Seed Rate: Use 15 kg seed for SML 668 and 12 kg seed per acre for other varieties. Seed Inoculation: Inoculate the seed with single packet of consortium biofertilizer (Rhizobium sp. LSMR-1 and Rhizobacterium RB-3) at the time of sowing. Moisten the seed using one packet per acre with about 300 ml of water. Mix the seed thoroughly with culture and let it dry in the shade. Sow the seed within one hour of application of biofertilizer. Inoculation of seed with consortium biofertilizer enhances grain yield. This bio-fertilizer is available with the Punjab Agricultural University Seed Shop, Gate No. 1 Ludhiana and Krishi Vigyan Kendra/Farm advisory Service Centres in different districts. Time and Method of Sowing: Sow the crop from 20 March to 10 April. Its sowing can be done up to 3rd week of April. However, there is a risk of pre-monsoon showers at maturity. Sow the crop in rows 22.5 cm apart. The plant-to-plant distance should be about 7 cm and sow 4 to 6 cm deep with seed drill/kera/pora/zero-till drill/happy seeder. Raised bed sowing: Sowing of summer moong in medium to heavy textured soils should be done on beds spaced 67.5 cm apart (37.5 cm bed top, 30 cm furrow) by using wheat bed planter. Sow two rows per bed with row spacing of 20 cm using the same quantity of seed, fertilizers and following other cultivation practices as in flat sown summer moong. Irrigation is applied in furrows by taking care that beds are not over flooded. This practice not only saves the crop from damage by rain especially at emergence but also saves about 20-30 per cent irrigation water along with 10 per cent increase in yield over flat sowing. Fertilizer Application: Drill 5 kg of N (11 kg urea) along with 16 kg P2O5 (100 kg of superphosphate) per acre at the time of sowing to summer moong to be sown after wheat. Irrigation: Apply 3 to 5 irrigations to the crop depending upon the weather conditions and water holding capacity of the soil. Apply first irrigation 25 days after sowing. The last irrigation should be stopped about 55 days after sowing for obtaining high yields and synchronous maturity. Weed Control: One or two hoeings are recommended to keep weeds under check. Give the first hoeing four weeks after sowing of the crop and second hoeing, if needed, about two weeks thereafter.