Lablab Bean (Sem)
Sow in October, harvest around April
Still sowing time: sow by the end of November.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Needs care: Cool in December
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Too dry to grow on rain alone. It would need irrigation.
Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year, and 0 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–32 °C on average, and survives 3–38 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Oct 33 °C / 18 °C
- Nov 28 °C / 11 °C
- Dec 21 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
- Jan 18 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
- Feb 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
- Mar 28 °C / 13 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Lablab Bean (Sem): 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen.
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of manganese.
- Most fields here are short of boron.
Likes pH 5.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–May 2026): about ₹5,068 a quintal across India's mandis.
- ₹3,310 2021
- ₹4,040 2022
- ₹4,030 2023
- ₹4,650 2024
- ₹4,840 2025
Prices are usually best in June.
How to make it work
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Short of manganese Your soil is likely short of manganese.
Spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of boron Your soil is likely short of boron.
Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.