Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata) Production in India
Ganesh Kumar Koli*
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Deepak Kumar Koli
Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (110 012), India
Ravindra Kumar Meena
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Deepak Kumar
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Kiran
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Kera, Legume, Pora, Rice bean
Abstract
Vigna umbellata is a warm-season perennial legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called rice bean. To date, it is little known, little researched and little exploited. It is found in Indo-China, Southern China, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. It is grown in the variety of soil ranging from loamy to sandy loam soil having a good drainage system. Sowing of rice bean is done mainly in the 1st-3rd week of July month. Broadcasting, Dibbling and Kera/ Pora/ Seed drill are some important methods of sowing rice bean. The seed yield of rice bean is about 225 kg ha-1 worldwide.
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