SURVEY ON PLANT PROTECTION PRACTICES IN BLACKGRAM (Vigna mungo L.)

Abstract

India is reportedly the largest pulse growing country in the world both in terms of area as well as production covering 43.30% of land area under pulses
with 33.15% production. Blackgram [Vigna mungo L. (Hepper)] is the fourth most important pulse crop of India. It belongs to the family leguminaceae; sub family Papilionaceae. Black gram is grown in all the seasons under wide range agro –climatic conditions in different areas of Telangana.