Lablab Bean (Sem)
Sow in October, harvest around March
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 your state.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Suits: Ideal temperatures
- 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 570 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 40 mm it can use in a normal year, and 20 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 30 °C / 22 °C
- Nov 30 °C / 20 °C
- Dec 30 °C / 18 °C
- Jan 30 °C / 18 °C
- Feb 33 °C / 19 °C
- Mar 36 °C / 22 °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 iron.
- 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 (March–April 2026): about ₹3,363 a quintal across mandis in your state.
- ₹2,640 2021
- ₹3,350 2022
- ₹3,480 2023
- ₹3,400 2024
- ₹3,600 2025
Prices are usually best in June.
How to make it work
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Short of iron Your soil is likely short of iron.
Spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.
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.