Challenges in Pulses Productivity and Agronomic Opportunities for Enhancing Growth and Yield in Blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper]: A Review

Abstract

Background: Blackgram is an important pulse crop. The productivity of crops can be enhanced through various input management and selection of suitable genotypes for different systems and seasons of cultivation. An attempt was made to gather published information on crop management for yield maximisation. Methods: This work was done at Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai - 625104, Tamil Nadu, India. A systematic cum integrative review of research work done in different parts of World, particularly in India was comprehended. The literature search was done during September, 2019- February, 2020. About 200 review and research papers were screened from various data bases like TNAU e library, ARCC journals, Google scholar, Research gate and Scopus and 88 papers were used to write this paper. Result: This review article documents information gathered on importance of pulses, production and productivity status of blackgram, zero-budget, low-budget management techniques, INM, IPM, weed management besides foliar nutrition for yield enhancement under different systems of cultivation along-with genotype details for different seasons and situations and was presented comprehensively.

Cost and Return in Black Gram Cultivation among Members of Farmer Producer Organization in Tamil Nadu, India

“…4). Similar results were obtained by Sunandini and Devi [5], Shyamsundar G.,et al, [3], Mohiuddin M. et al, [4] and Swaminathan C.,et al, [6].…”

​​Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Quality, Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.) in the South-eastern Plain of Rajasthan

“…Similarly, iron, copper and manganese content also increase in response to different treatment combinations (Table 2) (Husain et al, 2011;Yadav et al, 2017). It observed that the favorable effect on soil as well as on plant was due to positive soil micro climate regime in soil and its effect on both plant and soil in terms of increase in the macro and micro nutrient concentration (Gosh and Das 2011;Swaminathan et al, 2020). Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Quality, Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.) in... Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Quality, Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.) in...…”

Effects of Seed Invigoration Treatments with Bio-priming on Germination, Vigour and Seedling Growth in Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.)

“…India is the world's largest producer as well as consumer of black gram [1]. In India, black gram is third most important pulse crop grown under rainfed, rice fallow, irrigated conditions and during kharif, rabi and summer seasons, which matures in 90-100 days and it enriches soil with nitrogen [2]. Cultivating blackgram requires well-drained soil and a warm climate, with temperatures ranging between 25 to 35 degrees Celsius.…”