Redgram

Varieties

Varieties Resistant

Description of varieties of redgram

Hyd.3C

Red flowers without any streaks on the petals, compact inflorescence, broad leaves and white seed.

TTB-7

Yellow flowers, loose inflorescence, semi-spreading plant type and brown seeds

Redgram Varieties

Varieties	Duration	Area
C-28	180 - 200 days	Gulbarga division
F-52	230 - 240 days	Transitional zone of Belgaum division
Hyderbad-3	150 - 200 days	Southern dry zone
TTB-7	160 - 210 days	Southern dry zone
ICPL-87	110 - 120 days	Malnad
PT221	160 - 165 days	For Gulbarga area only
GS 1	180 - 215 days	For Gulbarga area only
KGI1(Maruthi)	180 - 190 days	Suited for wilt endemic area of northern dist.
GAN-1	160 - 165 days	1,2,3 and 8 zones
Aasha ICPL - 87119	-	1,2,3 and 8 zones
TVN-3	180 - 190 days	1,2,3 and 8 zones
WRP-1	160 - 165 days	zones 2
S-1	180 - 190 days	zones 8
GC-11-39	125 - 135 days	zones 2

Choice of variety

It depends upon the length of the growing season, cropping system and disease incidence.
In Karnataka medium duration varieties (160-180 days) were more productive and the following varieties have been identified:

Karnataka

GS-1; PT-221, Hyd-3C, TTB-7, Maruthi(KGT-1)

Recent advances of Redgram in Karnataka

Varieties released for cultivation

Hybrid AKPH-2080 - UAS, Dharwad.
Hybrid KBPH-4 released by UAS, Bangalore suitable for May and July sowing. RA-4 Vegetable pigeonpea from UAS, Bangalore.
S-1: Released by UAS, Dharwad, suitable for assured rainfall area of Northern transition zone, Hilly zone and coastal zone, synchronous flowering, tall growing, late maturity, relatively tolerant to pod borer.
TS-3: Bold and white seeded, resistant to wilt, compact flowering phase, medium duration variety recommended for release in zone 1 & 2 (North eastern transition zonal north Eastern dry zone, released by UAS, Dharwad).
Sel-31: released by UAS, Dharwad, it increase the 30 per cent grain yield compare to check ICPL-57, suitable for zone 1,2, and 3 (North eastern transition zone, north eastern dry zone and northern dry zone) - It is suitable for multiple cropping system.
TS-3: Released by UAS Dharwad, it is a medium duration group it gives 31 per cent increase yield compared to check PI221, recommended for zone 1 and 2 (North eastern transition zone and north eastern dry zone). - Suitable for sole and intercropping system - resistant to wilt disease.
S-1: Released by UAS, Dharwad, it is recommended to zone 8 & 9(Northern transition zone and Hilly zone) under assured rainfall condition, which records 34 per cent increased grain yield. Compared to the best check Maruthi. - It has synchronous flowering behaviour and suffers less from pod borer damage.
Medium duration entries ICPL 94063 and WRPI were found to be promising.
Bold seeded genotypes, WRD 232 recorded higher yield to the check Maruthi.

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Recent Advances in Plant Pathology

Entry ICVP 7035, ICP7035, ICPL 83024, ICPL 8913 resistant to sterility mosaic.
Pigeonpea lines: TAI-92-2, TAT 3769, KA 91-258 - Field resistant to wilt.
ICP 7035, ARG 102, PG 7 and KA 322 - Field resistant to SMD (sterility mosaic disease)
HYD 3C - resistant to sterility mosaic.

All the above lines/entries/varieties released by UAS, Bangalore.

TS 3 - Resistant to wilt.
ICP 7035, ICP 10979 - resistant to sterility mosaic and wilt.
Varieties: ICP8859, 8858, 6697, ICPL 89048, 89049, 93005, 90097, 87119, 94063 - consistently resistant to wilt - BWR-171, Pusa-B-23, Pusa B-25, NDA 94-6, ICP 7035-8862, BSMR-2, ICP 10979 and ICPL 87119 resistant sterility mosaic disease.
ICPL 87119: Multiple disease resistant genotype (wilt and mosaic)
ICPL 8863 (Maruthi) - resistant wilt.
Intercropping of pigeonpea with sorghum reduced max. Wilt followed by maize and pearl millet.
Pelleting of Pigeonpea seeds with carbendazim of 500 ppm or capton of 0.2 per cent either alone or in combination with Trichoderma harzianum to control to Fusarium wilt.

Recent advances in entomology (Redgram)

Pheramone traps
having 625 g - effective against pod borer
RH-2485 (1500 ml/ha)
Methonyl 40 SP, MPO 6215 SC, Lufenuron Sec, Larvin 75 Sp, Kannada 20EC,. Nurelle D-505 - New molecules promising against Helicoverpa armigera
Sesamum and cotton seed oil effective vegetable oils with properties of synergism against Helicoverpa armigera
MaNPV at 500 lt/ha twice at 15 days interval starting from flowering gave satisfactory control of pod borer.

Predators

Black drongo was effective predatory bird under field conditions.
Sequential application of pesticides is Dimethate (0.03% a.i.) Cypermethrin (0.1% a.i.) and Monocrotophos (0.04% a.i.) gives good control of pod borer.

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Karnataka

Redgram

About Redgram

History

Morphology and Growth

Redgram Management

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