Department of Agriculture Rajasthan Promotion of Pulses through Intercropping in Kharif Season

Rank in India Rajasthan rank second in area and third in production in total pulses in the country ( )

Area, Production & Productivity of various crops (A rea lac ha., Prod. lac tones & Productivity kg/ha) Crop Av. XIth Plan ( to ) (II nd Adv. Esti.) APYAPYAPYAPY Moong Moth Urd Cowpea Arhar Total Kh. Pulses Gram Total Pulses

Major Kharif Pulses Moongbean Mothbean Urdbean Cowpea Arhar

Kharif pulses varieties Moong - K-851, RMG-62, RMG-268,RMG- 492, RMG-344, GM-4, SML-668, IPM-02-3, HUM-16, Satya, Meha, P-9531, HUM-12 Moth – RMO-40, RMO-423, RMO-435, RMO- 225, RMO-257, CAZRI-2, RMB-25 Urd – T-9, Azad-3, IPU-94-1, PU-40, PU-31, TAU-1 Cowpea – RC-19, Pant Lobia, Kashi Kanchan Arhar – ICPL-88039

Major Constraints Rainfed Condition – Most of the crops grown on rainfed condition, stress at critical stages, three years out of five years are drought years in Rajasthan. Unfavourable weather Condition – Continuous rains, stress at maturity, high temperature at maturity, frost during winter season. Cultivation on poor lands. Varietal constraints – Lack of high yielding, which are immune to insect, pest and diseases, resistant to cold and drought. Seed constraints – Lack of availability of improved seed, high prices of seed, higher seed rate. Agronomical constraints – Weed infestation cause % loss, proper seed treatment with bio fertilizers, timely sowing, lack of adoption of intercropping of pulses with components crops. Major insects and pests - Pod borer Major diseases - Blight, root rot, mosaic, wilt. Lack of suitable machinery (seed drill)for inter crop sowing Fluctuation in market prices. Post harvest losses %.

Strategy/Approach Selection of villages and farmers Capacity building of farmers Soil sampling and nutrient analysis Timely supply of minikits of component crops Sowing of intercrops in recommended row ratio Organization of cluster demonstrations of intercrops of pulses with cereals Crop monitoring

Existing Intercropping systems Bajra+Moth Bajra+Moong Bajra+Urd Maize+Moong Maize+Urd Maize+Arhar Ground nut+Arhar Til+Urd Til+Moong Jowar+Moong Jowar+Urd Jowar+Arhar

Composite Minikits for Intercropping Intercropping System Rate of Assistance Physical (Ha.)Financial (Rs. in lacs) Bajra+Moth/Moong/ Urd Rs. 2000/- Per Ha or Actual cost of seed of both the component crops Maize+Moong/ Urd/Arhar Sorghum+Moong/ Urd/Arhar Arhar+Urd/ Moong Total

Cluster Demonstrations of Cereals/Oil Seeds+Pulses Inter Cropping Intercropping System Rate of Assistance Physical (Ha.)Financial (Rs. in lacs) Bajra+Moth/Moong/ Urd Rs. 7500/- Per Ha Maize+Moong/ Urd/Arhar Sorghum+Moong/ Urd/Arhar Arhar+Urd/ Moong Groundnut+Arhar Sesame+Moong/Urd Total

Focus Areas 1. Districts with high potential but relatively low levels of productivity performance shall be identified 2. Diagnostic analysis of the reasons of gaps in production and productivity will be performed 3. Extension functionaries will be geared up to encourage farmers for adopting intercropping of various prevailing pulse crops. 4. Timely availability of pulses seeds shall be ensured with other required agro inputs. 5. Farmers will be trained through FFS mode on demonstration sites.

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