Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Anju Kanwar Khangarot, Rajendra Kumar Meena, Sameer Maliya, Ashish Kumar Sharma, Pooja Kumari Meena, Anuradha Yadav and Rajendra Jakhar

Abstract:
Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] is one of the crucial pulse crop grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India. It is a short duration pulse crop of kharif season which can be grown as compensational crop between rabi and kharif seasons. Mungbean is an admirable source of protein (25%) with high quality of lysine (460 mg/g) and tryptophan (60 mg/g) and it also contains about 1.3 per cent fat, 3.5 per cent minerals, 4.1 per cent fiber and 56.7 per cent carbohydrate. The sprouted seeds of greengram enclose an astonishing quantity of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), riboflavin and Thiamine. It can also be grown for fodder as hay, straw or silage. Phosphorus is the next crucial nutrient element for plants after nitrogen. In conventional agriculture, to enrich its deficiency, expensive phosphatic fertilizers were applied in huge quantities. Disproportionate application of these chemical fertilizers over long periods has damaged natural properties of soils by killing soil micro flora and fauna leading to reduced agricultural production. Thus, chemical phosphatic fertilizers pose two fold complications in that on the one hand almost 85 per cent of the applied P is lost forever which leads to environmental contamination and second soil ill health. Sustainable agriculture based on use of organics and biological fertilizers is an effective solution for overcoming these problems.