Suitable target environment

  •         The optimum temperature requirement for Black gram  is 25-35 0Cยท
  •     If the moisture content of the soil is expected to be at saturation and above, black gram should be preferred as a paira crop.
  •     Under excess moisture situation, growing of green gram and black gram is not a good choice,
  •     Grown in Hot and humid climate during the winter and rainy seasons in Odisha
  • Grown on a variety of well drained soils from sandy to heavy to cotton soils.