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Crops & Grains फसलें और अनाज

Complete growing encyclopedias for Indian crops and grains — from wheat to ragi. Sowing season, crop care, harvesting methods, nutrition and traditional Indian uses.

Indian crops और grains की complete growing encyclopedia — wheat से ragi तक। Sowing season, crop care, harvesting methods, nutrition और traditional Indian uses।

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Moong Green Gram Farming India — Three Season Fastest Pulse Encyclopedia

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Moong / Green Gram / Mung Bean

मूंग / हरा चना

Vigna radiata (syn. Phaseolus aureus)

Moong — THREE seasons (only year-round pulse!). Summer catch crop after wheat = Rs.70-80k/ha BONUS income. Fastest pulse (60-75 days). Sprouts create Vit C from zero! MSP Rs.8,682 = HIGHEST pulse MSP.

🌱 Kharif June-July | Rabi (South India) | Summer/Zaid Feb-March — CATCH CROP after wheat! ⏱️ 60-75 days — FASTEST pulse! 2-3 pickings for 20-30% more yield. MSP Rs.8,682/qt — HIGHEST pulse!

Moong Green Gram Three Seasons

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 3,500+ years cultivation. Rajasthan = largest India producer. View Guide →

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Urad / Black Gram

उड़द / काली दाल

Vigna mungo

Urad / Black Gram — HIGHEST protein common pulse (25-26g). Idli + dosa ONLY possible with urad (unique fermentation — no substitute!). Papad industry pays premium. MSP Rs.7,400/qt.

Urad Black Gram Highest Protein Pulse

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 3,500+ years. Foundation of South Indian cuisine. View Guide →

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Arhar / Tur Dal / Pigeon Pea

अरहर / तूर दाल / लाल अरहर

Cajanus cajan

Arhar / Tur Dal — India grows 75-80% of WORLD production! RATOON crop: free second harvest from same plant (40-60% of main)! Folate 114% RDA — highest Kharif pulse. MSP Rs.7,550 highest Kharif pulse.

🌱 Kharif June-July | Short (120d) = wheat rotation | Ratoon = free second harvest! ⏱️ Dec-Jan (short) / Jan-Feb (medium) | Ratoon: April-May bonus! | MSP Rs.7,550/qt highest Kharif pulse

Arhar Tur Dal India 75-80% World

🌍 India/Africa — India cultivation 3,500+ years. India = 75-80% WORLD production! View Guide →

Soybean Farming India — MP Oilseed Kharif Complete Encyclopedia

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Soybean / Soyabean

सोयाबीन / भट्ट

Glycine max

Soybean — Bradyrhizobium inoculation Rs.100 saves Rs.5,000 N cost (40% skip it = biggest mistake!). Sow June 15-July 15 STRICTLY (photoperiod!). Highest plant protein (36-42g, complete). India oil import crisis link.

🌱 Kharif June 15 — July 15 STRICTLY (photoperiod!) | Bradyrhizobium = Rs.100 input → Rs.5000 N saving ⏱️ Oct-Nov 90-110 days | Combine harvester | Dry to 12% | MSP Rs.4,892/qt

Soybean Bradyrhizobium Rs100 Saves Rs5000 June 15-July 15 Strictly

🌍 China — India cultivation post-1970. India's largest oilseed crop area. MP = 45-50% national. View Guide →

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Groundnut / Moongfali / Peanut

मूंगफली / मुंगफली

Arachis hypogaea — Spanish (bunch) | Virginia (runner) | Valencia

Groundnut — GYPSUM at pegging stage mandatory (pods absorb Ca directly from soil — unique!). Flowers above, fruits UNDERGROUND (geocarpic). Aflatoxin: dry to 9% in 4 days. Niacin 94% RDA highest food.

🌱 Kharif June-July (main) | Rabi Oct-Nov South India | Summer Feb-March irrigated ⏱️ 90-130 days | Pull test 70% dark inner surface | Dry to 9% FAST (Aflatoxin prevention!)

Groundnut Moongfali Gypsum Pegging Mandatory

🌍 South America — India cultivation 500+ years. India = world's 2nd largest. Gujarat 40%+. View Guide →

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Mustard / Sarson / Rai

सरसों / राई / तोरिया

Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) | B. napus (rapeseed) | B. rapa (toria)

Mustard / Sarson — Sulphur most missed input (15-25% yield loss without it!). Oct 1-25 STRICTLY (80-100 kg/ha/week delay loss). Rajasthan rain-fed with 300mm! Highest Omega-3 common cooking oil.

🌱 Rabi Oct 1-25 STRICTLY (every week delay = 80-100 kg/ha loss!) | Sulphur = most missed input ⏱️ 75-145 days by type | Feb-March | Pods shatter — harvest morning! | MSP Rs.5,650/qt

Mustard Sarson Sulphur Most Missed Input

🌍 Central Asia — India cultivation 5,000+ years. India = world's 3rd largest producer. View Guide →

Sesame Til Farming India — Makar Sankranti Oldest Oilseed Encyclopedia

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Sesame / Til / Gingelly

तिल / गिंगेली

Sesamum indicum

Sesame / Til — 3,500 BCE India's OLDEST oilseed! Calcium 975mg (3x ragi!). Pods shatter — MORNING harvest only. Sesamin+Sesamolin unique lignans — only in sesame. Makar Sankranti traditional science validated.

Sesame Til 3500 BCE Oldest

🌍 Indus Valley 3,500 BCE — India's OLDEST indigenous oilseed! Every Hindu ritual uses til. View Guide →

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Sunflower / Surajmukhi

सूरजमुखी

Helianthus annuus

Sunflower — Vitamin E 274% RDA (HIGHEST common oil!). Young plants track sun, mature heads FIXED facing east. Boron critical (hollow stem without it). Bird damage = 20-40% yield loss. Rabi best season.

Sunflower Surajmukhi Vitamin E 274% Highest

🌍 North America — India cultivation 1960s-70s. Karnataka = India's largest state producer. View Guide →

Sugarcane Ganna Farming India — UP Cash Crop Jaggery Ethanol Encyclopedia

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Sugarcane / Ganna / Ikh

गन्ना / ईख

Saccharum officinarum (and interspecific hybrids)

Sugarcane / Ganna — India's most politically sensitive crop! SAP Rs.400/qt but mill arrears real problem. Gur 2x price + iron 11mg (vs zero in sugar). Drip irrigation saves 40-50% water. Ratoon = free second harvest.

Sugarcane Ganna Mill Arrears Problem

🌍 New Guinea — India cultivation 3,000+ years. India = world's 2nd largest producer. UP = 45% national. View Guide →

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