Department of Agriculture Rajasthan

Promotion of Pulses through Intercropping in Kharif Season

Rank in India

Rajasthan rank second in area and third in production in total pulses in the country

(2013-14)

Area, Production & Productivity of various crops (Area lac ha., Prod. lac tones & Productivity kg/ha)

Crop

Av. XIth Plan

(2007-08 to 2011-12)

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15(IInd Adv. Esti.)

A P Y A P Y A P Y A P Y

Moong 10.38 4.27 411 7.90 2.34 296 10.20 3.91 384 8.94 4.23 473

Moth 13.37 3.96 296 8.64 2.36 273 9.27 2.67 288 8.69 3.22 370

Urd 1.56 0.75 478 2.18 1.25 575 1.96 0.71 360 2.02 1.06 524

Cowpea 1.19 0.51 432 0.65 0.25 382 0.61 0.34 555 0.60 0.41 691

Arhar 0.19 0.13 692 0.17 0.15 879 0.15 0.09 649 0.13 0.10 735

Total Kh.

Pulses

26.71 9.63 361 19.56 6.37 326 22.21 7.73 348 20.39 9.02 443

Gram 13.19 9.36 710 12.53 12.65 1010 19.24 16.40 853 14.98 12.25 818

Total Pulses

40.28 19.36 481 32.39 19.38 598 42.03 24.76 589 35.74 21.70 607

Major Kharif Pulses

• Moongbean

• Mothbean

• Urdbean

• Cowpea

• Arhar

Kharif pulses varieties

• Moong - K-851, RMG-62, RMG-268,RMG-492, RMG-344, GM-4, SML-668, IPM-02-3, HUM-16, Satya, Meha, P-9531, HUM-12

• Moth – RMO-40, RMO-423, RMO-435, RMO-225, RMO-257, CAZRI-2, RMB-25

• Urd – T-9, Azad-3, IPU-94-1, PU-40, PU-31, TAU-1

• Cowpea – RC-19, Pant Lobia, Kashi Kanchan

• Arhar – ICPL-88039

Major Constraints• Rainfed Condition – Most of the crops grown on rainfed condition, stress at

critical stages, three years out of five years are drought years in Rajasthan.

• Unfavourable weather Condition – Continuous rains, stress at maturity, high temperature at maturity, frost during winter season.

• Cultivation on poor lands.

• Varietal constraints – Lack of high yielding, which are immune to insect, pest and diseases, resistant to cold and drought.

• Seed constraints – Lack of availability of improved seed, high prices of seed, higher seed rate.

• Agronomical constraints – Weed infestation cause 20-25 % loss, proper seed treatment with bio fertilizers, timely sowing, lack of adoption of intercropping of pulses with components crops.

• Major insects and pests - Pod borer

• Major diseases - Blight, root rot, mosaic, wilt.

• Lack of suitable machinery (seed drill)for inter crop sowing

• Fluctuation in market prices.

• Post harvest losses 25-30 %.

Strategy/Approach

• Selection of villages and farmers • Capacity building of farmers• Soil sampling and nutrient analysis• Timely supply of minikits of component crops• Sowing of intercrops in recommended row ratio • Organization of cluster demonstrations of intercrops of pulses with cereals• Crop monitoring

Existing Intercropping systems

•Bajra+Moth

•Bajra+Moong

•Bajra+Urd

•Maize+Moong

•Maize+Urd

•Maize+Arhar

•Ground nut+Arhar

•Til+Urd

•Til+Moong

•Jowar+Moong

•Jowar+Urd

•Jowar+Arhar

Composite Minikits for Intercropping Intercropping System

Rate of Assistance

Physical (Ha.) Financial (Rs. in lacs)

Bajra+Moth/Moong/Urd

Rs. 2000/- Per Ha or Actual cost of seed of both the component crops

58000 1160

Maize+Moong/ Urd/Arhar 30000 600

Sorghum+Moong/ Urd/Arhar 10000 200

Arhar+Urd/ Moong 2000 40

Total 100000 2000

Cluster Demonstrations of Cereals/Oil Seeds+Pulses Inter Cropping

Intercropping System

Rate of Assistance

Physical (Ha.) Financial (Rs. in lacs)

Bajra+Moth/Moong/Urd

Rs. 7500/- Per Ha

15000 1125

Maize+Moong/ Urd/Arhar

6000 450

Sorghum+Moong/ Urd/Arhar

2000 150

Arhar+Urd/ Moong 1000 75

Groundnut+Arhar 1000 75

Sesame+Moong/Urd 2000 150

Total 27000 2025

Focus Areas

1. Districts with high potential but relatively low levels of productivity performance shall be identified 2. Diagnostic analysis of the reasons of gaps in production and productivity will be performed 3. Extension functionaries will be geared up to encourage farmers for adopting intercropping of various prevailing pulse crops.4. Timely availability of pulses seeds shall be ensured with other required agro inputs.5. Farmers will be trained through FFS mode on

demonstration sites.

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