Black gram (urad) is probably a native of India There is a mention of urd seed in Vedic texts such as Kautilya’s ‘Arthasasthra’ and ‘Charak Samhita’. It is grown all over the country in the Kharif and summer seasons. In northern India, it is grown in the Kharif and summer seasons, while in south India, it is grown in the Rabi season also.
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Green Gram crop is grown mostly under rainfed conditions (Kharif season) but during summer it can be grown only when the assured irrigation facilities are available. During the summer, the crop is grown for its grain or green manuring, which adds 40–50 kg of residual fertility per hectare after the mature pods are picked off.
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Lentil is one of the important Rabi pulses. It has the potential to cover the risk of dryland agriculture. It is also used as a cover crop to check the soil erosion in problem areas. It is mostly eaten as ‘dal’ in the form of Masoor (split) ki daal /Malka ki Daal ( Whole)
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The outer covering of the arhar crop seed and part of the kernel provides valuable feed for milch cattle. The husk of pods and leaves obtained during threshing constitutes a valuable cattle feed. Woody parts of the plant are used for fuel. It is a legume crop and, consequently, possesses valuable properties as a restorer of nitrogen to the soil
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