28 May Foundation & Certified Seed Production Technique in Gram
चने का फाउंडेशन और प्रमाणित बीज उत्पादन करने की तकनीक Gram or chickpea is leguminous crop and there are two distinct types of chickpea Desi chick pea Coloured and thick seed coat. Brown, yellow, green and black. Small, angular and rough surface. Flower pink with anthocyanin pigment Some Desi variety have white flower with no anthocyanin pigment. Kabuli chick pea White or Beige – coloured seed Thin seed coat, smooth seed coat surface. White flower, lack of anthocyanin pigmentation on the Stem. High level of sucrose and lower level of fibre General plant characteristics of Gram: Plant height generally varies from 30-70 cm. Lateral roots developed nodules with the symbiotic Rhizobium bacteria, capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in plant-usable form. Nodules appear/visible after one month /30days after plant emergence. Confined to the top 15cm. of the surface. Climatic Requirement: Cool season food legume and grown as a winter crop in the tropics Flowering is delayed under low temperature and also under short days. Sensitive to high (max. daily temp.> 35 ºC) Sensitive to low (mean of maximum and minimum daily temp. < 15 ºC at reproductive stage. Both extreme leads to flower drop and reduce pod set. Minimum Standards for foundation and certified seed in chick pea: S. No. Parameter Seed class Foundation Certified 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Isolation Distance (m) No. of field Inspections Germination (including hard seed) % Pure seed (%) Inert matter (%) Plant affected by seed borne diseases % Off type plants (%) Other crop seeds (number/kg) Other...