Lablab Bean (Sem)
Sow in July, harvest around December
This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.
No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.
No yield figures yet to estimate income
- Suits: Rain is enough
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- Suits: Soil 8/10
Why, and how to make it work Hide details
Water
Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.
Needs about 560 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 350 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):
- Jul 35 °C / 27 °C
- Aug 35 °C / 26 °C
- Sep 34 °C / 26 °C
- Oct 33 °C / 25 °C
- Nov 30 °C / 23 °C
- Dec 29 °C / 21 °C
Soil
Soil for Lablab Bean (Sem): 8 out of 10 (good).
- The pH here suits it.
- Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
- Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of organic carbon.
- Most fields here are short of zinc.
Likes pH 5.0–7.5.
How the soil score worksMoney
No yield records for this crop yet.
Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹4,014 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 organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.
Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.
Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.
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Short of zinc Your soil is likely short of zinc.
Mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.
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.