| Crop Detail The chickpea, Cicer arietinum, is a leguminous annual plant in the family Fabaceae grown for its edible seeds. The plant has a branched, straight or bending stem with small feathery leaves arranged alternately on the stem. The leaves are composed of 11-15 individual leaflets which are oval in shape. The flowers are produced singly or in pairs and can be white, pink, purple or blue in color. The seed pod is rhomboid or ellipsoid and contains 1-4 cream, brown, green or black seeds. The chickpea plant can range in height from 20 cm (7.9 in) up to 100 cm (39.4 in) and as an annual, grows over only one growing season. Chickpea may also be referred to as gram pea, garbanzo bean or ceci bean and originate from south-eastern Turkey. |
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| Major/Minor | Major |
|---|---|
| Temporary/Permanent | Temporary |
| Category | Agriculture Extension |
| Type | Crops |
| Climate | Sub Tropical |
| Water Method | Rain-fed |
| Duration | Annual |
| Economic Type | Food Crop |
| Growing Season | Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops |
Managements
Fertilizer
Land Preparation
Sowing Method
Sowing Time
Row - Row Distance
Plant - Plant Distance
Irrigation
Harvesting
Thrashing
Climate
Storage
Marketing
Rouging
Inter Cropping
Seed Soaking
Pests, Weeds, Diseases & Disorders
Sucking Pests
aphids
Wild Boar
Pod Borer
Cut worm
Fungal Diseases
Gram Blight
Gram wilt
Root rot
Weeds
Wild Safflower (Pohli/Sathyanasi)
Wild onion (Piyazi)
Seed Varieties
| Name | Seed Rate |
|---|---|
| DASHAT | -30 – 40 kg per acre |
| PARBAT | - |
| KK-2 | - |
| INDUS-2019 | - |
| KARAK-1 | 25-30 kg per acre |
| KARAK-2 | 25-30 kg per acre |
| KARAK-3 | 25-30 kg per acre |
| KC-98 | 25-30 kg per acre |
| LAWAGHAR | 25-30 kg per acre |
| CHATTAN | 25-30 kg per acre |
| FAKHR-E-THAL | 25-30 kg per acre |