Bengal gram — 4Water, nutrients & weeds

• Fertilizer (rainfed)

  Apply fertilizers basally before sowing. Rainfed: 12.5 kg N + 25 kg P2O5 + 12.5 kg K2O + 10 kg S per hectare (sulphur as gypsum if single super phosphate is not used).

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Bengalgram – Fertilizer application, p. 163

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04

• Weed control by hand

  If no herbicide is used, give two hand weedings, on the 15th and 30th day after sowing.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Bengalgram – Weed management (ii), p. 163

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04

• Pre-emergence herbicide

  Apply pendimethalin at 0.75 litre per hectare on the 3rd day after sowing, in 500 litres of water with a flat fan nozzle, followed by one hand weeding 25–30 days after sowing.

  Follow the instructions on the product label. Consult your local Agriculture Officer before use.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Bengalgram – Weed management (i), p. 163

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-04