Chickpea (Rabi)

Area	1.0 Acre
A.  Inputs Required
Seed	32.0 kg (normal sown) 35.0 kg (late sown)
DAP	40.0 kg
Sulphur	8.0 kg
Zinc Sulphate	10.0 kg
Urea	6.0 kg
Rhizobium	600 g (3 Packets)
Trichoderma	200 g
Vitavax (Carboxin)	30 g
NSKE	14.0 kg
Endosulphan	500 ml
Indoxacarb	200 ml
NPV	100 LE
Pendimethalin	500 g ai
Pheromone trap	2-3 no.
FYM	2 tons
B. Technology / Layout
Varieties	DCP 92-3, KWR 108, KPG 59, HK 2 (K), Pusa 372, IPCK 2002-29
Date of sowing	Rainfed   :  1st fortnight of Oct. Irrigated  :  Last week of Oct. to 1st week of Nov.
Spacing	30 x 10 cm   (line sowing)
Seed treatment	Seed priming (soaking of seed for 4-5 hours in water) Seed treatment with Trichoderma (6g/kg) and Vitavax (Carboxin) (1g/kg) Seed treatment with Rhizobium culture one packet (200 g)/10 kg seed
Weeding	Pre-emergence spray of Pendimethalin @ 1.0-1.25 ai kg/ha. One hand weeding if required
Irrigation	Two irrigations first at branching and 2nd at pod initiation stage
Fertilizer application	15-20 kg N, 40 kg P2O5, 20 kg S, 25 kg ZnSO4, FYM 5 tons/ha. Spray of 2% urea/DAP at flowering stage (70 DAS) and 10 days thereafter
Plant Protection	Pest monitoring : Installation of Pheromone traps 5-6 traps/ha (6 male moth catches/night). Trap crop of marigold Installation of bird perches - 30 - 40/ha (Remove bird perches at the time of maturity) Spray of NSKE 5%/NPV 250 LE/ Endosulphan 0.07%/Indoxacarb 500 ml/ha