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K.1: "A HIGH YIELDING, DROUGHT TOLERANT BLACK GRAM FOR RAINFED VERTISOL

Volume : 82
Issue: Sep-oct
Pages: 517 - 519
Published: July 07, 2023
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Abstract


A high yielding drought tolerant black gram culture KBG 512 has been released as K 1 variety. It is a hybrid derivative of the cross Co.3 x US 131. It is suitable for cultivation in southern districts viz, V.O.Chidambaranar, Tirunelveli-Kattabomman, Ramanathapuram and Pasumponthevar Thirumaganar under rainfed conditions during Purattasi pattam. It has recorded an average grain yield of 711 kg/ha with an increase of 35.9 per cent over Cos. The crop duration is 70-75 days.

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517 - 519
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Black Gram K 1 Yield Rainfed.
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