Mung & Mash in Pakistan / مونگ ماش کی کاشت

Last updated on February 10th, 2022 at 04:33 pm

Literature by: Mung & Mash in Pakistan / مونگ ماش کی کاشت, Government of the Punjab, Agriculture Department, Pakistan

Mung Mash Production Technology

Description of Mung Mash Crops

• Annual legume crop
• Protein rich cereal
• Originated from India
• Cultivated in dry and intermediate zones of Punjab

Best Varieties of Mung Crop:

1. PRI-Mung-2018
2. Azri Mung-2021
3. Azri Mung-2018
4. NM Mung-2016
5. Niab Mung-2011
6. Niab Mung-06
7. Azri Mung-06

Best Varieties of Mash Crops

• Mash-97
• Arooj-2011
• NARC Mash-3
• Chakwal Mash

Soil Selection for the Mung Mash Crop

• Best: Sandy Loam Soil
• Sandy and Heavy Loam Soil
• Saline Soil, not fit for cultivation.

Sowing Time & Climte Required for Mung Mash

• SPRING & SUMMER
• Need: Warm climate 28-35 °C
• Spring Sowing Mung: 15 Feb-15 March
• Spring Sowing Mash: 15 Mar to 31 March
• Summer season Mung; Thall Region: Planting Time 1-15 June
• Irrigated Areas Mung: 15th June – 7th July
• Kharif Sowing Mash: 1^st to 31^st July

Sowing Method

• Irrigating the field after harvesting wheat
• Land Preparation at “Wattar” Condition (optimum moisture level)
• Drilling of Mung bean in lines @ 10-12 Kg/acre
• Row to row distance is maintained as 1 foot
• Application of Pre-Emergence Weedicide like Pendimethalin
• Mash Seed rate is 8-10 kg per acre
• Mash Plant Population should be 160000 to 180000 plants per acre
• For Mash RxR distance is 1 foot and PxP distance is 10 cm

Weeds Management in Mung Mash

• Losses 10-50 % are observed due to weeds
  Hoeing is best method to control
• Keep the crop free of weeds
  First 6 weeks from seedling emergence are important
  Before application of top dressing, weeding should be done
  If there are more weeds regular weeding/suitable Post Emergence Weedicide should be practiced in 2 weeks interval
• Use Post Emergence weedicides for Broad & Narrow leaves like Conquest, Fomesafen, Percept and Quizalofop

Fertilizer Application

• Basal dressing :
• Apply and incorporate in to the soil before sowing
• DAP 1/ NP1½ / SSP 2 Bags/Acre along with SOP/MOP 1 Bag/Acre
• Top dressing :
• Apply at flowering (about 30 days after sowing)
• Urea 1 Bag/Acre

Irrigation

• Critical Stages:
• Sufficient moisture is essential during
• germination
• flowering                    
• seed filling stages / pod formation  
• Irrigation should be done according to requirement/need
• At Pod Maturing Stage: water supply should be cut down

Harvesting

• Maturity period should coincide with the dry whether condition for high yield and quality seeds
• Harvesting is done when 80-90% of the pods have reached physiological maturity stage/Turn Brown
• Mechanical Harvesting through Combine Harvester
• Finally seeds are winnowed to separate the chaff
• Dried under sun

Post Harvest

• Moisture content of seeds should not be above 13% at storage
• Seeds are mixed with ash or sand to protect from storage pests/
• Fumigate the Seed to protect from storage pests
• Stored in gunny bags and kept in clean, ventilated place

Major Diseases in Mung Mash

• Mung bean yellow mosaic virus
• Powdery mildew
• Bacterial blight
• Anthracnose
• Cercospora leaf spot

Insects / Pests in Mung Mash

• Aphid
• Termite
• White Fly
• Pod Borer
• Pod borer
• Beetles
• Whitefly
• Foliage beetle – Bean flies
• Aphids – Pod sucking bug

Literature: Mung Mash ki Kasht, ZTBL, Pakistan