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Vigna mungo

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IIM Ahmedabad
IIM Ahmedabad

Vigna mungo, known as black gram, is an annual herb native to India. It grows to 25-90 cm tall with hairy stems and leaves made of 3 large ovate to lanceolate leaflets. Its small pale yellow flowers form in axillary clusters and self-pollinate. The pods are short, erect, brown to black in color with 6-10 seeds. Black gram is cultivated in areas receiving 600-1000 mm of rain annually at temperatures between 28-32°C. It fixes nitrogen in the soil and is high in protein, making it an important crop and nutritional food.

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Vigna mungo
Kingdom: Plantae Division Magnolyophyta Class Magnolyopsida Sub-class Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Vigna Species: V. mungo Chromosome no. 2n=22
*Vigna mungo, known as black gram, originated in India *It is an annual, semi-erect to spreading herb growing to a height of 25-90 cm *Stem is slightly ridged and covered with brown hairs *Stems are diffuse, branching sometimes procumbent, covered with long dense brown or black hairs. *It possesses strong tap root system with many laterals
*Leaves are pinnately trifoliate, hairy with large ovate to lanceolate and entire leaflets *The leaves are large and trifoliate
*Flowers are pale yellow, small with a yellow spirally coiled keel. *They are borne in clusters of 5-6 on a short hairy peduncle in axillary racemes *They are self-fertile and self pollinated. *Flowering is indeterminate.
*Pods are short, erect to sub erect, brown to black in colour, hairy and with stout hooked beak, containing about 6-10 seeds. *Pods do not shatter readily.
*Seeds are small, oblong slightly truncated at ends *Seeds have varying colour from black, dark brown to green. *The testa is smooth and hilum white and concave.
*It is a warm weather crop. *Can be cultivated in areas receiving an annual rainfall of 600 to1000mm. *Grown at an altitude of 1800m. *The optimum temperature requirement for the crop is 28°c to 32°C. *It is a short-day plant. *Important varieties of Black gram are Type 27, Type 56, Pusa 1, Pant 430, Khargone 3, etc.
*With its ability to fix nitrogen it restores the soil fertility as well. *It proves to be a great rotation crop enhancing the yield of the main crop *Main and important use of Black gram is to make Dal, also used in making Uttappa, Dosa, Idali, Vada, Dal Makhhani etc. *Best source of protein, fat and carbohydrates.
*Also contains iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin B *It has two types of fibers: soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber helps to prevent constipation and soluble fiber helps in our digestion system. *Also helps to reduce cholesterol which ultimately improves cardiovascular health. *High amount of magnesium and folate of Black gram support blood circulation. *Black gram has medical properties which help to heal Rheumatic pains, stiff shoulder and contracted knees
Vigna mungo

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Vigna mungo

  • 2. Kingdom: Plantae Division Magnolyophyta Class Magnolyopsida Sub-class Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Vigna Species: V. mungo Chromosome no. 2n=22
  • 3. *Vigna mungo, known as black gram, originated in India *It is an annual, semi-erect to spreading herb growing to a height of 25-90 cm *Stem is slightly ridged and covered with brown hairs *Stems are diffuse, branching sometimes procumbent, covered with long dense brown or black hairs. *It possesses strong tap root system with many laterals
  • 4. *Leaves are pinnately trifoliate, hairy with large ovate to lanceolate and entire leaflets *The leaves are large and trifoliate
  • 5. *Flowers are pale yellow, small with a yellow spirally coiled keel. *They are borne in clusters of 5-6 on a short hairy peduncle in axillary racemes *They are self-fertile and self pollinated. *Flowering is indeterminate.
  • 6. *Pods are short, erect to sub erect, brown to black in colour, hairy and with stout hooked beak, containing about 6-10 seeds. *Pods do not shatter readily.
  • 7. *Seeds are small, oblong slightly truncated at ends *Seeds have varying colour from black, dark brown to green. *The testa is smooth and hilum white and concave.
  • 8. *It is a warm weather crop. *Can be cultivated in areas receiving an annual rainfall of 600 to1000mm. *Grown at an altitude of 1800m. *The optimum temperature requirement for the crop is 28°c to 32°C. *It is a short-day plant. *Important varieties of Black gram are Type 27, Type 56, Pusa 1, Pant 430, Khargone 3, etc.
  • 9. *With its ability to fix nitrogen it restores the soil fertility as well. *It proves to be a great rotation crop enhancing the yield of the main crop *Main and important use of Black gram is to make Dal, also used in making Uttappa, Dosa, Idali, Vada, Dal Makhhani etc. *Best source of protein, fat and carbohydrates.
  • 10. *Also contains iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin B *It has two types of fibers: soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber helps to prevent constipation and soluble fiber helps in our digestion system. *Also helps to reduce cholesterol which ultimately improves cardiovascular health. *High amount of magnesium and folate of Black gram support blood circulation. *Black gram has medical properties which help to heal Rheumatic pains, stiff shoulder and contracted knees