Growing moong
Vigna radiata · also called moongGreen gram, a short pulse grown for its small green grain. It is sown with the monsoon, and in the north also as a summer crop after wheat.
Deccan plateau: interior Maharashtra, Telangana, north Karnataka
At a glance
Moong in the Deccan plateau
Kharif crop; Phule M-2 also suits a summer crop8
Vaibhav takes 69 to 74 days; Phule M-2 is shorter at 60 to 65 days.8
First half of June to 7 July8
60 to 75 days after sowing
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Across India
When to sow it
Twelve growing regions, January to December. Your region comes first.
Wait until June
The next sowing here is First half of June to 7 July.
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| Region | Sow | Nursery | Transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deccan plateau | First half of June to 7 July | |||
| Temperate Himalaya | Mid-May to June | Mid-August to September | ||
| Cold desert | Not suited here | |||
| Sub-tropical foothills | Mid-March to 20 AprilOnset of monsoon to mid-July | |||
| North-west plains | 20 March to 10 AprilSecond half of July | |||
| Gangetic plains | Mid-March to mid-AprilLate June to early July | |||
| North-east hills and valleys | Late June to JulySeptember | |||
| Arid west | First to third week of July | |||
| Central plateau | Late June to early JulyMarch | |||
| South interior | June to July (Adipattam)September to October (Purattasipattam)December to January (Margazhi-Thai pattam) | |||
| West coast | September to early October, after the first paddy cropJanuary to early February, after the second paddy crop | |||
| East coast | June to July (Adipattam)September to October (Purattasipattam)December to January (Margazhi-Thai pattam)Third week of January to second week of FebruaryFebruary to March | |||
From seed to harvest
One season, day by day
Days from sowing
Before sowing
field preparation
Well decomposed farmyard manure, enriched with Trichoderma
4 tonnes per acre
Mix into the soil 2 to 3 weeks before sowing. Vermicompost at 2 tonnes per acre can replace it.
Day 0
Sow
seed treatment
Trichoderma, then Rhizobium and PSB cultures
Coat the seed with Trichoderma at 8 to 10 g per kg of seed, then with Rhizobium and PSB at 30 g per kg of seed each; dry it in the shade and sow
Day 60 to 75
First picking
No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Before sowing
Well decomposed farmyard manure, enriched with Trichoderma6
4 tonnes per acre · Mix into the soil 2 to 3 weeks before sowing. Vermicompost at 2 tonnes per acre can replace it. · field preparation
Day 0
Sow
Trichoderma, then Rhizobium and PSB cultures
Coat the seed with Trichoderma at 8 to 10 g per kg of seed, then with Rhizobium and PSB at 30 g per kg of seed each; dry it in the shade and sow
Day 4 to 7
Seeds come up1,2,3,4Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Day 60 to 75
First pickingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Day 69 to 74
Last picking8
Water every 10 to 12 days, more at flowering and pod filling.No published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
What it needs
Soil, sun and warmth
Soil pH1,2,3Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
6.5 to 7.5
Well drained loam to sandy loam. Saline, alkaline or waterlogged soils do not suit it. In the Jammu region it grows on soils from sandy loam to heavy clay.
SunlightNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
At least 6 hours a day
Full sun in an open field. It does poorly under shade.
Temperature1,2Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Grows best at 25 to 35 °C
Frost: none tolerated.
Monthly temperatures for the Deccan plateau aren't in the library yet.
Water and feeding
WateringNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
A rainy season crop needs water only when the rains fail; drain standing water at once. A summer crop needs a watering every 10 to 12 days. Do not let it go dry at flowering and pod filling.
Weeding6
Keep the field free of weeds for the first 3 to 4 weeks. Hoe or hand weed about 20 and 35 days after sowing. A stale seedbed before sowing (water, let weeds sprout, then till shallow) and straw mulch between rows cut weeds further.
| When | What | How much | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| field preparation | Well decomposed farmyard manure, enriched with Trichoderma | 4 tonnes per acre | Mix into the soil 2 to 3 weeks before sowing. Vermicompost at 2 tonnes per acre can replace it. |
| seed treatment | Trichoderma, then Rhizobium and PSB cultures | Coat the seed with Trichoderma at 8 to 10 g per kg of seed, then with Rhizobium and PSB at 30 g per kg of seed each; dry it in the shade and sow |
Varieties and yield
10 to 12 quintals a hectare
Yields vary with the plot, the seed and the season.
Vaibhav
Kharif, all of Maharashtra; resistant to powdery mildew; medium to black cotton soil
Phule Chetak (PM-707-5)
Kharif; bold seed; moderately resistant to powdery mildew and yellow mosaic
Phule Suvarn (PM-702-1)
Kharif; suits late sowing
Phule M-2
Kharif and summer; western Maharashtra
Good neighbours1
Grows well with
Pests and diseases6Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Organic and cultural controls only.
Whitefly, aphid, leafhopper and thrips
Signs
Small sap-sucking insects on leaves and flowers. Whitefly spreads yellow mosaic.
What to do
- Put up yellow or blue sticky traps, 4 to 5 an acre
- Intercrop pigeon pea, marigold or castor
- Spray neem oil at 5 ml a litre against aphids
Pod borer
Signs
Caterpillars feed on flowers and bore into pods.
What to do
- Set pheromone traps, 4 to 5 an acre, to watch for moths
- Put up bird perches, about 20 an acre
- Collect eggs and young larvae; hand pick older ones
Hairy caterpillar
Signs
Hairy caterpillars feed in groups and strip the leaves.
What to do
- Hand pick groups of caterpillars and their cocoons and destroy them
- Run a light trap, one an acre, from 6 to 10 pm
Yellow mosaic
Signs
Yellow and green patches on the leaves; sick plants set few pods.
What to do
- Rogue out sick plants early
Prevention
- Grow a tolerant variety
- Sow on time
- Keep the field and its bunds free of weeds
Anthracnose, cercospora leaf spot and bacterial leaf blight
Signs
Brown or dark spots on leaves, stems and pods.
What to do
- Spray neem or pongamia soap at 1% on the underside of the leaves
Prevention
- Treat seed in hot water at 52°C for 10 minutes
- Sow early, soon after the monsoon starts
- Drain the field well
Root rot
Signs
Plants wilt and dry; roots turn dark and rot.
Prevention
- Grow on well drained soil and never let water stand
- Mix farmyard manure into the soil, 5 tonnes an acre
Seed and the season's end
Saving seed1,2Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Keep seed from a healthy field with no yellow mosaic. Pull out sick plants early.
When the seed is ready
Harvest when about 80% of the pods are mature, or when the leaves drop and most pods turn greyish black.
Cleaning the seed
Cut the plants with a sickle rather than uprooting them, dry them and thresh.
Dry the grain well and store it in clean, closed bins. Watch for pulse beetle (dhora).
After the last pickingNo published guide covers this for the Deccan plateau, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
After the last picking, dig the plants into the soil or compost them. They add nitrogen for the next crop.
After picking the pods of a summer crop, dig the plants into the soil before the next crop. PAU says burying the stover before rice cuts the nitrogen the rice needs by about a third.
Rotation
Fits after wheat or potato as a summer crop, and before wheat or raya as a kharif crop. PAU rotations include moong-wheat, summer moong-rice-potato and summer moong-maize-potato.
Sources
Where this comes from
Our team has checked this guide against the sources at the end of the page.Reviewed by our team on 13 November 2026.
These published guides are the sources. Where none of them covers a detail for this region, the page shows an AI suggestion and labels it.
- TNAU Agritech Portal: Crop production, Pulses, GreengramTamil Nadu Agricultural University, CoimbatoreRead the source
- TNAU Agritech Portal: Organic package of practices for green gramTamil Nadu Agricultural University, CoimbatoreRead the source
- AESA based IPM package: Black gram (urd) and green gram (moong)National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad, with the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Government of IndiaRead the source
- Information about crop-wise improved varieties developed by the university: Pulses (mungbean variety sheets)Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), RahuriRead the source
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