Red Gram (Cajanus cajan)

Land Preparation

  • Pigeonpea responds well to properly tilled and well drained seedbed.
  • Raised Bed method of planting by dibbling at 2 inches depth with row to row distance 4 to 5 feet also 15 feet gap (2 pairs of Tur on bed) under intercropping of soybean under transplanting (Dharwad method/SPI), 5 X 3 and 3 X 1.5 feet spacing is recommended