Ricebean
A monsoon crop. Sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov.
When to sow and harvest
Will it grow on your land?
Pick a place and water to see if it suits your land, and what it earns.
What it needs
Temperature
Survives 10–40 °C. Frost hurts it.
Water
Worked out where most of it grows. Rain and irrigation together.
Soil pH
Likes neutral soil. Grows from pH 5.5 to 8.
Soil
- No salty soil
- Needs rich soil
- N Makes its own nitrogen
- P Needs plenty of phosphorus and sulphur
Source: FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).
Fertiliser for one acre
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Mandi price, month by month
No mandi prices for this crop yet.
Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 4,710 ha
- 2013-14
- Average yield
- 1.1 t/ha
- 2013-14
Districts with the most area (recent figures)
The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.
No recent district figures for this crop.
Across India over the years
Yield (t/ha)
Area (ha)
Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2013-14.