Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
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water requirement using FAO-CROPWAT and assessment of water resources for
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T2a-28P-1422
Study of Moth Bean (Vigna aconitifolia) as a Multifaceted Climate Resilient Crop
G. Gomadhi, P. Sridhar and M. Sathyasivananthamoorthy
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu -604 002, India
Pulses play a vital role in Indian Agriculture. India produces about 25 per cent of the world's
pulses, but it eats 30 per cent of the world's pulses and buys 14 per cent of its pulses needs
from other countries (Sanjay Kumar et al., 2022). India's pulse crop exhibits the productivity
of 228 kg ha -1 (Choudhary et al., 2021) which are rich source of protein for a majority of the
Indian population. Moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) is the most drought and heat tolerant pulse
crop in Tamil Nadu and is used as a source of food, fodder, green manuring and green
pasture. Farmers usually cultivate this moth bean crop under rainfed condition especially
during rabi season immediately after completion of northeast monsoon under used in
utilizing residual moisture for germination and further growth fully dependent on residual
moisture and dew. So, it is commonly called as Panipayaru (Pani is a Tamil name for dew) in
Tamil Nadu. Farmers fetching low income from the crop due to cultivation of desi varieties
which gave fewer yields. Hence, under NICRA Scheme a front-line demonstration (FLD)
was conducted with high yielding moth bean variety TMV 1 with foliar application of TNAU
crop booster (Pulse wonder) to increase the income of farmers. The following intervention
was studied in the cropping system and moth been TMV 1seeds are distributed during 21
farmers of Thaniyal village under National Innovation in Climate Resilient Agriculture
(NICRA) in the farming system typology is rainfed with animal. The nutritional value of the
crop was analyzed by Community Science College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, Madurai and its health benefits are given below.
Nutrition in Moth Bean
Component Nutritional value Health Benefits
Carbohydrates 20.63 g Strong bones
Dietary fiber 5.60 g Enhance immune system
Total lipids (Fat) 0.53 g Reduce stress
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