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Season and Varieties :: Greengram

Greengram ( Vigna radiata L. ) 

  I. Season and Varieties

District/Season Varieties
Adipattam (June - July)
All districts except Kanyakumari and Nilgiris Co 6, Co(Gg) 7, VBN 2, VBN(Gg) 3
Vellore and Thiruvannamalai VRM(Gg) 1,
Puratasipattam (September - October)
Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Co 6, VBN(Gg) 2, VBN(Gg) 3
Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Namakkal, Cuddalore,
Villupuram, Thiruchirapalli, Perumbalur, Erode,
Coimbatore, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Pudukottai,
Pudukkottai, Sivagangi, Ramanthapuram,
Virudhunagar, Thothukudi and Thirunelveli VRM(Gg) 1
Vellore and Tiruvannamalai,
Margazhi-Thai Pattam (December – January)
All districts except Kanyakumari and Nilgiris VBN(Gg) 2, VBN(Gg)3
Rice fallows (January - February)
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, ADT 3
Summer (February - March)
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Co 6, VBN(Gg) 3
Villupuram, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Thiruvallur,
Kanchipuram


VBN (Gg) 3

DESCRIPTION OF GREENGRAM VARIETIES

Particulars ADT 3 K 1
Parentage Hybrid deri­vative of H70-16/ Rajendran/
G65
Co 4 x ML 65
Year of release 1988 1998
50% flowering (days) Duration (days) Grain yield (kg/ha)
 Rainfed
36 66 500 70 - 75 - 670
Irrigated Plant height (cm) Stem, branches etc. Branches 500 (Rice fallows) 35 – 45 Green stem 2 – 3 70 - 75 Green, slightly Pubescent 3 - 4
Leaves Medium broad, Petiole long Broad
Pod characters Dark brown Long and slightly pubescent, brown
Colour of grain Green Dull green
100 grain wt (g) 2 - 3 3.5

Particulars CO 6 CO 8 VRM(Gg) 1 VBN(Gg) 2
Parentage WGG 37 x CO 5

COGG 923 X VC 6040A

Pure line selection from
K 851
Cross derivative of VGG 4 x MH 309
Year of release 1999 - 2001 2001
50% flowering (days) 26 – 30 - 31 – 35 30 – 35
Duration (days) 62 – 67

55 – 60 days

56 – 67 65 – 70
Grain yield (kg/ha)  

845 kg/ha 

   
Rainfed 900 900 1100 750
Irrigated
Plant height (cm)
1050
35 - 55
1050
35 - 55
-
45 – 55
900
50 – 60
Leaves
Colour of pod
Colour of grain 100 grain wt (g)
Broad Pubescent
Green with smooth surface 3 .4
- Broad Pubescent
Shiny green bold and smooth surface 3.5
Trifoliate with lobes
Sparsly hairy pods
Shiny green 3.6 – 3.9

Particulars VBN (Gg) 3 VRM (Gg) 2 Co (Gg) 7 ADT 3
Parentage CO 1 x Vellore local Pure selection from KM851 MGG336 x CoGG 902 H7016 x Rajendran G65
Year of release 2009 2001 2006 1988
Duration (days) 65-75 60-70 60 - 65 66
Plant height(cm) 35-55 - 30 - 45 35- 45
100 grain wt (g) 2.8-3.5 - 3.5 – 4.0 2.3
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed 775 1100 978 500 kg/ha (Rice fallow)
Irrigated 878   - -
Pod Colour at maturity Brown Black Brown  
Special features Moderately resistant to powdery mildew and Yellow mosaic Indeterminate flowering Moderatly resistant to yellow mosaic virus High protein content (25.2%), High seed weight and synchronized maturity Suitable only for Rice fallow and Margazhi pattam

Updated on : May '2016

 

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