Treat the seeds with three packets (600 g) of rhizobial culture per ha using rice gruel
as binder. Dry the treated seeds in shade for 15 – 30 minutes before sowing.
25 kg/ha for Bush type and 5 kg/ha for pandal type. Dibble single seed 30 cm apart
on one side of the ridge formed at a spacing of 60 cm for bush type. For pandal type, 2 – 3
seeds/pit at 2 x 3 m spacing. Spacing for CO 1 Dolichos bean is 1 x 1 m.
Plough the land to a fine tilth. Form ridges and furrows 60 cm apart for bush types.
Dig pits of 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm at required spacing and fill it up with FYM and soil for
pandal type
(a) Basal dressing for bush type Manures and fertilizers Irrigated Dry FYM 12.5 t/ha 12.5 t/ha N 25 kg/ha 12.5 kg/ha P 50 kg/ha 25 kg/ha K – – b) For pandal type Apply 10 kg FYM per pit (20 t/ha), 100 g of NPK 6:12:12 mixture as basal and 10 g N per pit after 30 days. Apply 2 kg each of Azospirillium and Phosphobacteria per ha at the time of sowing.
Bush type Basal soil application of 25kg ZnSO4 + 10kg Borax per ha 25kg FeSO4/25kg MnSO4/5kg CuSO4 per ha if the soil is deficient in the particular micronutrients
Pandal type 25 kg of ZnSO4 + 10 kg Borax as basal soil application
Pod borer Spray Azadirachtin 0.03% (300ppm) @ 2.5 ml/lit thrice at fortnightly intervals.
Sucking pests Spray Malathion 50 EC @ 1 ml/l or Dimethoate 30 EC @ 1 ml/l or Methyl demeton 25 EC @ 1 ml/l at 15 days interval to control aphids and other sucking insects.
Crop growing districts Dindigul, Erode, Salem, Theni Major markets in Tamil Nadu Periyar Vegetable Market, Koyambedu, Chennai Gandhi Market, Oddanchathiram, Natchipalayam vegetable market, Coimbatore