Crop Improvement

Greengram Seasons and varieties of Tamilnadu

Greengram Seasons and Varieties

Month of sowing

Month of sowing	Season	Districts	Duration (Days)
December - January	Rice fallow	Thanjavur/Tiruvarur/Nagapattinam/ Mayiladuthurai, Part of Tiruchirapalli /Ariyalur /Perambalur/karur	60 - 70
April - May	Summer/ Chithiraipattam	Salem / Namakkal	60 - 70
July - August	Kharif/Adipattam	Dharmapuri / Krishnagiri/Vellore/Ranipettai /Thirupattur/ Kallakurichi, Thiruvannamalai/ Coimbatore / Tirupur / Erode / Non Delta regions of Karur /Perambalur/Ariyalur	60 - 70
September - October	Rabi/Puratasipattam	Madurai/Dindigul/Theni/ Ramanad/ Sivagangai/ Tirunelveli/Tenkasi/ Thoothukudi	60 - 70
November - December	Rabi/ Karthigaipattam	Pudukottai/Kanchipuram / Thiruvallur/cuddalore/Villupuram	60 - 70

Districts

Duration (Days)

Kharif/Adipattam

Rabi/Puratasipattam

Rabi/ Karthigaipattam

Zone / District / Season	M onth	Varieties
I. Cauvery delta zone
Thanjavur / Tiruvarur / Nagapattinam, Mayiladthurai/Tiruchirapalli, part of Ariyalur / Perambalur / karur
Rice fallow	December - January	ADT3 , VBN 6
II. North Eastern Zone
a. Kanchipuram / Thiruvallur/cuddalore/Villupuram
Rabi/ Karthigaipattam	November - December	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN 4 VBN 5,
b.Vellore/ Thiruvannamalai, Ranipettai/ Thirupathur/Kallakuruchi
Kharif/Adipattam	July- August	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN4 ,
III. Western Zone

Coimbatore / Tirupur / Erode / Non Delta regions of Karur/Perambalur/Ariyalur
Kharif/Adipattam	July - August	CO 8 , CO9, VBN 5 ,
IV. North Western Zone
a.Salem / Namakkal
Summer/Chithiraipattam	April - May	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN 5,
b. Dharmapuri / Krishnagiri
Kharif/Adipattam	July-August	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN 4 , VBN 5,
V. Southern zone
a.Pudukottai
Rabi/ Karthigaipattam	November - December	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN 4 , VBN 5,
b.Madurai/Dindigul/Theni/ Ramanad/Sivagangai/ Tirunelveli/ Tenkasi / Thoothukudi
Rabi/Puratasipattam	September - October	CO 8 , CO9 , VBN 4 VBN 5,

Summer/Chithiraipattam

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