After the rabi crops are harvested, the field remains fallow till the Kharif season. But if the farmer brothers want, they can get good benefits by making proper use of the time between Rabi and Kharif, which is called Zayed. If there can be any best choice for farming in the Zayed season then it is the moong crop which is a short-duration crop and can give good profit. The following are the main reasons why its cultivation is beneficial.
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It controls weeds and prevents wind erosion in summer.
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The attack of pests and diseases on the crop is very less.
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Crop/varieties take less time to mature (60-65 days)
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In turn, this adds at least 30-50 kg of available nitrogen/ha through rhizobium fixation which can be adjusted while applying fertilizers in the next Kharif season crop.
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Cropping intensity increases.
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The area and production under pulses can be increased without giving up the cereal crop grown during the Kharif season.
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It makes use of residual soil fertility when grown after crops with heavy fertilizer demands such as potatoes, wheat and winter maize.
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