Ricebean
Sow in June, harvest around October
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.
Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on
- Doesn't suit: Too dry without irrigation
- Needs care: Warm in June
- 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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 170 mm it can use in a normal year, and 90 mm in a dry year.
Temperature
Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.
Here, in its growing months (day / night):
- Jun 40 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Jul 37 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Aug 35 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
- Sep 34 °C / 24 °C
- Oct 33 °C / 18 °C
Months in orange are outside its best range.
Soil
Soil for Ricebean: 8 out of 10 (good).
Not in the score: nitrogen and boron.
- The pH here suits it.
- Many fields here are short of phosphorus, which it needs a lot.
- Most fields here are short of manganese.
Likes pH 6.0–7.5.
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.
No mandi or support price for this crop yet.
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.