Pulses contribute dietary protein and can support more diverse crop rotations. A crop plan should consider the species, inoculation and nutrient guidance where appropriate, moisture stress, drainage and pest or disease monitoring.
Chickpea (Chana)
A cool-season grain legume commonly grown as gram. Key considerations include sowing time, variety duration, seed quality, moisture management, wilt and pod-borer monitoring, and harvest maturity.
Cicer arietinumPigeonpea (Arhar / Tur)
A grain legume with medium- to long-duration types and potential use in intercropping where suitable. Crop decisions include duration, spacing, drainage, moisture stress and pod or disease monitoring.
Cajanus cajanGreengram (Moong)
A relatively short-duration pulse grown for dry grain or other uses. Planning centres on sowing window, variety duration, uniform establishment, moisture around flowering and timely pest monitoring.
Vigna radiataBlackgram (Urad)
A pulse crop grown in several seasonal systems. Suitable sowing time, seed health, drainage, early weed control and monitoring of yellow mosaic and pod pests are common planning topics.
Vigna mungoCowpea
Cowpea can be grown for grain, vegetable pods or fodder, depending on variety. The intended use should guide variety choice, spacing, nutrient needs and harvest timing.
Vigna unguiculataHorsegram (Kulthi)
A hardy pulse used in selected rainfed and dryland systems. Its suitability depends on local ecology; decisions include sowing opportunity, seed establishment, weed pressure and harvest handling.
Macrotyloma uniflorumSoybean
An oilseed legume used for food, feed and processing. Crop establishment, seed treatment recommendations from authorized sources, drainage, weed control and reproductive-stage moisture are important topics.
Glycine maxSword Bean
A lesser-grown legume used for food or forage in certain systems. Local suitability, safe food use, cultivar availability and harvest purpose should be confirmed before production.
Canavalia gladiataLablab Bean (Sem)
Garden lablab is commonly grown for green pods in suitable environments. Variety, trellising or support, picking interval, water management and pest monitoring should follow local crop needs.
Lablab purpureusField Bean (Sem – grain type)
Field lablab may be grown for dry grain, fodder or dual purpose according to type. Crop purpose, plant stand, season length, moisture and harvest handling guide planning.
Lablab purpureusLentil (Masoor)
Lentil is a cool-season pulse that can fit suitable rabi systems. Choose varieties and sowing dates for local temperature and soil; pay attention to drainage, nutrient management and diseases.
Lens culinarisField Pea (Matar)
Field pea is grown for dry seed or other uses in suitable cool-season systems. Variety, seed quality, sowing window, crop stand, moisture and disease pressure guide planning.
Pisum sativumFrench Bean
French bean is a pulse or vegetable crop depending on type and harvest stage. Temperature, planting material, support needs, moisture, nutrition and market grade should guide decisions.
Phaseolus vulgarisLathyrus (Grass Pea)
Lathyrus is a hardy pulse grown in specific farming systems. Select locally recommended cultivars and seek nutrition and food-safety guidance because prolonged reliance on some types can carry health risks.
Lathyrus sativusUseful technical references: PAU Ludhiana — Package of Practices · CCS HAU Hisar · ICAR · ICRISAT dryland crop research.