GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2015
GROUP - II
PROMOTION OF PULSES THROUGH
INTER-CROPPING IN KHARIF SEASON
(7th 8th APRIL 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
TELANGANA

TELANGANA STATE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TELANGANA, HYDERABAD

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TELANGANA - PROFILE
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2
3
4
5
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9
10

CATEGORY
TOTAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
GROSS CROPPED AREA
NET CROPPED AREA
GROSS IRRIGATED AREA
NET IRRIGATED AREA
NUMBER OF FARM HOLDINGS
A)MARGINAL
B) SMALL
C) OTHERS
TOTAL AREA OPERATIONS
A)MARGINAL
B) SMALL
C) OTHERS
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
CROPPING INTENSITY
IRRIGATION INTENSITY

Unit
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Nos.
Lakh Nos.
Lakh Nos.
Lakh Nos.
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
Lakh Ha
mm
%
%

AREA (Lakh Ha)

114.84
56.90
46.54
25.57
17.74
55.54
34.41
13.27
7.86
61.96
15.67
18.69
27.60
906.5
1.24
1.44
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Agro-Climatic Zones of Telangana

Name of the
Sl. No.
Zone

Districts

Head
quarters

Northern
Telangana
Zone

Karimnagar,
Nizamabad,
Adilabad

Central
Telangana
Zone

Warangal,
Khammam,
Medak

Southern
Telangana
Zone

Mahbubnagar,
Nalgonda,
Palem
Rangareddy (+
Hyderabad)

Jagtial

Warangal

Geographi
cal area
(lakh ha)

No. of
mandals

Soil Type

Normal Rainfall (in

m.m)/ Important crops
grown

35.5

Red earths with loamy

144 soils (Chalkas) and black
cotton soils

900-1150 Rice, maize,

soybean, cotton, redgram
turmeric

30.6

Red earths with loamy

soils(Chalkas), Red sandy
132
soils and BC soils in
pockets

800-1150 Cotton, Rice,

Maize,
greengram,Mango,
Chillies

164Red soils, Chalkas

500-670 Cotton, Rice,

redgram, maize,
greengram

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KHARIF PROSPECTS 2015 COMPARED TO KHARIF 2014

Area in lakh ha, Productivity in kgs/ha & Production in LMTs

Sl.
No.

Crop

1
2
3
4
5
6
4
8

Paddy (Planted)
Jowar
Bajra
Ragi
Maize
Redgram
Greengram
Blackgram
Total Pulses
Total Foodgrains
Groundnut
Sunflower
Soybean
Castor
Total oilseeds
Cotton (*)
Chillies
Sugarcane
Turmeric
Onion
Total cropped area

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Normal
10.04
0.89
0.055
0.02
4.66
2.90
1.53
0.50
4.93
20.60
0.26
0.04
1.61
0.93
2.93
15.34
0.58
0.38
0.50
0.04
40.38

AREA
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTION
Actual Target
Actual Target
Actual Target
Normal
Normal
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
9.20
19.99
3170
3054
3402
52.44
28.10
67.99
0.44
1.84
984
1119
1127
1.47
0.49
2.07
0.02
0.15
861
915
1000
0.12
0.02
0.15
0.01
0.03
1316
961
1500
0.03
0.01
0.05
5.22
7.30
3821
2720
4659
23.59
14.20
34.00
2.23
3.08
439
441
590
1.29
0.98
1.82
0.70
2.00
499
489
651
0.83
0.14
1.25
0.20
0.78
610
697
840
0.39
0.34
0.66
3.16
7.09
4.13
1.48
5.72
18.05
36.49
81.95
44.30 110.10
0.12
2.23
1700
1700
1833
3.33
0.20
4.10
0.01
0.51
977
648
970
0.31
0.01
0.49
2.46
2.55
1515
1070
1640
2.45
2.63
4.18
0.50
0.83
491
503
496
0.46
0.25
0.41
3.14
6.46
1357
1455
7.11
3.10
9.40
17.20
17.25
355
1051
429
31.97 106.34
43.50
0.55
0.78
3282
3103
3887
2.17
1.71
3.01
0.38
0.42 84158 77000 85793
32.03
29.26
35.88
0.43
0.49
5725
5197
6970
2.88
2.23
3.41
0.06
0.19 24370 16216 26385
3.53
0.97
5.11
39.81
62.18

( * ) Cotton production in lakh bales of 170 kgs. of lint. Kharif 2014 AYP figures are as per 2nd AE (DES)

ANNUAL RAINFALL (June2014 TO March 2015)

Normal

906.5 mm

Season Normal as on date :

860.4 mm

Received

591.5mm

Deviation

-31 % Deficit

AREA ,PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF PULSES IN

TELANGANA STATE
Sl.

Crop

No.

Year

Area
(Lakh ha)

Yield Kgs/ha)

Production
(LMTs)

2006-07
6.85

537

3.68

2007-08

5.61

704

5.14

2008-09
2009-10

6.62
7.14

699
471

4.63
3.36

2010-11

7.55

624

4.71

2011-12

6.18

480

2.97

2012-13

6.11

804

4.91

2013-14

5.63

837

4.71

2014-15

4.02

(Base Year)

Total Pulses

2.49

RED GRAM
Year
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Normal

Area
Yield
Production
(000 ha)
(kgs / ha)
(000 tons)
294
111
378
341
446
152
298.64
90.71
304
275.7
152.8
554
262
531
139
238.1
441
105
284.9

442

125

GREEN GRAM
Year
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Normal

Area
(000 ha)
201
210
147.84
149.65
127
81
153

Yield
(kgs / ha)

Production
(000 tons)
26
129
112
533
81.58
552
109.97
735
693
88
489
39
521
76

BLACK GRAM
Year
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Normal

Area
Yield
(000 ha)
(kgs / ha)
71
76
69.93
56.35
45
47
61

183
632
597
913
867
697
648

Production
(
QTLS)
130
480
417.5
514.6
390
330
330

Constraints of Pulse Production inTelangana

1. Grown under diverse situations 1. Grown under diverse situations Rain fed, ID crops, Under residual

moisture

2. Grown under diverse soil condition ;Black soils,Red soils,Chalka soils,Sandy

loams
3. Pests & Diseases-wilt, SMD, Maruca, Dry root rot , collar rot, helicoverpa,
YMV
4. Abiotic-terminal moisture stress
5. Dependent upon other crops in the crop rotation/cropping systems
6. Grown under poor management with less inputs
7. Short duration blackgram / greengram are prone to vagaries of monsoon.
8. Requirement of location specific high yielding varieties and production
technologies.
9 . Competition from dominant commercial crops in terms of returns cotton,
chillies and maize.
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SCOPE

FOR INCREASING AREA

Pulse based cropping system equally
remunerative to sole cropping commercial
crops-Maize-bengalgram
Inter cropping cotton, maize, beans, jowar,
orchards, social forests
Crop rotation with pulses in traditional
commercial crop growing areas
Expansion of area through demonstration of
prepaddy/ chilli/ maghi jowar

SCOPE
Expansion of area under rice fallow
systems specially in parts of warangal
and khammam districts
Encouraging pre rabi/summer pulses
with limited irrigation facilities Specially
Bt cotton
Pigeon pea on slopes / hills /bunds
Cultivation under Zero tillage
Encouraging rabi pigeonpea

INTERCROPPING
Growing of two or more crops
simultaneously on the same piece of land
utilising the space between rows of main
crop.
There is a crop intensification in both space
and time.
There is a intercrop competition during all
or part of the growth.
The intercropping is usually is grown with
cereals and legumes .

Advantages of Intercropping
Higher income per unit Area
Serve as an insurance against failure of
crop among abnormal years
Maintain soil fertility and Nutrient uptake.
Reduce soil run off.
Availability of fodder to the animals
Better scope for INM and IPM
Continuous work for the farmer
throughout the season

Limitation:
Intercropping system is
uneconomical and undesirable during
Rabi season.
Therefore, there is lot of scope for
intercropping of pulses with cereals
and other crops during Kharif season.

Popularization of inter
cropping
Jowar /Maize/Bajra + Red gram

Cotton + green gram/black gram/Red gram

Castor+ cowpea/Red gram
Soya bean + Red gram
Groundnut + Red gram
Introduction of redgram on paddy bunds during Kharif.
Introduction of relay cropping of blackgram in paddy
In pigeonpea, for intercropping, varieties like PRG-100, PRG-158,
PRG-176, WRGE-96, WRGE-97 (under pipe line) with 140-160
days duration are desirable desirale.
In green gram varieties such as WGG-37, MGG-295 maturing in
65-70 days and WGG-42 (ready for lease) having YMV resistance,
matures in 60 days are best suited for intercropping in cotton.

Strategies to be followed for promotion of intercropping of pulses

Introduction of intercropping of Pulses in Non-traditional

areas
Growing of pulses in paddy fallows after harvest of paddy
crop.
Greengram as catch crop preceding rice in NSP command
and tankfed areas.
Creating Awareness among the farming communities about
the advantage of intercropping , risk management and soil
fertility management.
Organisation of training programme under intercropping of
pulses in Traditional sole crop areas.
Organisation of block demonstrations with different crop of
pulses to get suitable combination of Intercropping for
different regions.
Involving the Print and Electronic media for creating
awareness about intercropping among farming community.

Critical Interventions to increase

Pulse Productivity and Production
Seed Replacement Ratio(SRR):33% of the cropped area
Varietal Replacement Ratio(VRR): Replacement of old
varieties 15 to 20% per year with recently released varieties of
less than 10 years
Seed Rolling Plan for 12th Plan has been worked out and
required quantities of breeder seed of rice and pulses varieties
are indented to ANGRAU(State Agriculture University)

 Popularization of short duration varieties in water scarcity and

flood prone areas.
Popularization of Yellow Mosaic virus resistant varieties in
green gram and black gram and wilt resistant varieties in
bengal gram
Sowing through Multicrop planter for optimum population .
Popularization of pre emergence weedicides for effective
control of weeds.
Effective use of water through sprinkler sets , mobile rain
guns, pumpsets, and water carrying pipes in low water
availability areas.
Capacity building : On farm training through FFS

Increase of Area in Pulses

Potential Districts

Pigeonpea

Mabhbubnagar, Adilabad, Ranga

Reddy,
Medak,
Nalgonda,
Warangal, Karimnagar and
Khammam

Green gram

Nalgonda,
Medak,Warangal,
Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar and
Khammam
Medak and Nizamabad
Adilabad and Nizamabad

Black gram
Soybean

Enhancement of Productivity Through INM

Balanced use of NPK based on soil fertility
status (soil test base)
Popularization of Phosphorus Soluble Bacteria
Rectification of Micronutrient deficiency
through application of Znso4,Boron, iron and
gypsum

Enhancement of Productivity Through

IPM
Seed treatment fungicides and Bio agents
Popularization of Rhizobium culture
application
Pest monitoring and control through
pheromone traps, Trichogramma cards for
stem borer management
Training on identification of Pest/Disease and
their natural enemies, ETL for effective
management of pests through appropriate
chemical and dosage.

Productivity and production

enhancement in Pulses through .
1.Cropping system approach.
2.Replacement of Varieties.
3.Weed management
4.Nutrition Management.
5.Pest and Disease Management
6.Farm Mechanization
7.Post harvest.

1.Cropping system approach

Exploiting the possibility of growing two crops under
rainfed conditions during kharif.
Greengram/Blackgram followed by
Groundnut/Maize/Chillies.
Maize/Groundnut followed by
Greengram/Blackgram/Bengal gram
Intercrop of Red gram with Groundnut
(1:7),Greengram/Blackgram(1:7),Maize/Jowar/bajra(
1:2)
Note:
During Kharif, Cotton area is converted to Pulse followed
by Groundnut/Maize, Chillies/Vegetables depending upon
the availability of the water.
Most of the farmers preferring intercrop of Red gram
instead of sole crop where no water source is available.

REDGRAM ON RICE BUNDS UNDER LOCAL INITIATIVES

2.Replacement of Varieties

Replacement of existing varieties with recently released(less than

10 years) high yielding varieties.
(Blackgram- PU-31,LBG-752 Greengram TMB-37,LGG-460,Red
gram LRG-41,Bengalgram JAKI 9218)
Selection of Greengram and Blackgram based on the soil type and
ecological conditions with appropriate variety(Greengram in light
soils and Blackgram in medium to heavy soils).
Varieties with smooth pods are preferred during kharif to
minimize the absorption of water and insitu germination.(LGG460,LBG-752,LGG-685)
Varieties with Synchronization of flowering and erect type are
preferred to facilitate mechanical harvesting.(LGG-460,LBG-752)
Varieties resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus/Powdery Mildew in
Greengram and Blackgram(MGG-347,PU-31:)
Varieties resistant to Wilt in Red gram varieties of Red gram with
a duration of 140-160 days to avoid terminal moisture stress.(PRG158. ICP-8863, Durga) and p-re release cultures-PRG-176, WRGE96, WGRE-97 will be demonstrated and promoted

3.Weed management

Main reason for low productivity in Pulses

both in kharif and rabi rice fallow is due to
excessive Weed growth.
Due to shortage of agriculture labour and
the increased wages, the hand weeding
and hoeing is not possible at appropriate
stage of crop growth.
Encouragement of Weed management
through weedicides (Pre emergence and
Post emergence)

4.Nutrition Management

Recommendation of balanced major

nutrition(NPK) based on soil testing.
Rectification of Zn deficiency through
Basal application and /or through foliar
spray of Zinc sulphate
Reclamation of problematic soils through
Gypsum/Lime

5.Pest and Disease management

Seed treatment with bio agents like
Trichoderma Viridae
Creating awareness about different pests and
diseases and their management through
training and field exposure.
Creating awareness of proper dosage and
timely application of appropriate pesticide.
Encouraging to select disease/pest resistant
varieties.
Community based plant protection measures
in cluster demonstrations.

THANK YOU

Agro-Climatic Zones of Telangana

Sl. Name of
No. the Zone

Districts

Geograph
Head
No. of
ical area
quarters
mandals
(lakh ha)

Northern Karimnagar,
1 Telangana Nizamabad, Jagtial
Zone
Adilabad

Central
Warangal,
2 Telangana Khammam, Warangal
Zone
Medak

Mahbubnagar
Southern , Nalgonda,
3 Telangana Rangareddy Palem
Zone
(+
Hyderabad)

Soil Type

Normal Rainfall (in

m.m)/ Important
crops grown

35.5

Red earths with loamy 900-1150 Rice, maize,

144 soils (Chalkas) and black soybean, cotton,
cotton soils
redgram turmeric

30.6

Red earths with loamy

soils(Chalkas), Red
132
sandy soils and BC soils
in pockets

800-1150 Cotton, Rice,

Maize,
greengram,Mango,
Chillies

164Red soils, Chalkas

500-670 Cotton, Rice,

redgram, maize,
greengram

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