CROP CALENDARS

CHICKPEA

Planting/ Harvesting /

Punjab

/

Sindh

/ NWFP / Balochistan / AJK / NA
From / To / From / To / From /

To

/ From / To / From / To / From / To
Planting Time (Irrigated) / Oct.20 / Oct.31 / Oct. 10 / Oct. 20 / Oct. 20 / Oct. 31 / Oct. 10 / Oct. 20 / Oct. 25 / Nov.15 / NA / NA
Barani / Oct.10 / Oct.25 / Oct. 1 / Oct.15 / Oct.10 / Oct.25 / Oct. 1 / Oct.15 / Oct. 25 / Nov.15 / NA / NA
Harvesting Time (Irrigated) / 20 April / May. 15 / March.20 / April. 10 / April 20 / May. 15 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 20 / May 1 / May 20 / NA / NA
Barani / Apr. 10 / May. 5 / March.20 / April. 10 / Apr. 10 / May. 5 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 20 / May 1 / May 20 / NA / NA
Critical Stages / -late veg. stage
-Flower iniation
-Pod filling
- / - Flower initiation
- Pod filling / -Late veg. stage
- Flower initiation
- Pod filling / - Flower initiation
- Pod filling / - Flower initiation
- Pod filling / NA
Major Problems / -Drought
- A. blight
-Wilt
-Weeds
-Pod borer
-Cut worm / -Pod borer
-Root rot / -Cold.
-Drought
-Wilt
-Blight
-Weeds
-Pod borer
-Cut worm / -Cold.
-Weeds
-Pod borer / -Cold.
-Drought
-Weeds
-Pod borer / Experiments need to be done for introduction of chickpea in NA. Late Jan could be tried as planting time, Cold is the major constraint

LENTIL

Planting/ Harvesting /

Punjab

/

Sindh

/ NWFP / Balochistan / AJK / NA
From / To / From / To / From /

To

/ From / To / From / To / From / To
Planting Time (Irrigated) / Oct.15 / Nov. 15 / Nov. 1 / Nov. 30 / Oct. 1 / Oct. 30 / Oct. 1 / Oct. 30 / Oct. 1 / Oct. 30 / Oct. 1 / Oct. 30
Barani / Sep. 25 / Nov. 20 / Oct. 20 / Dec. 7 / Sep. 15 / Oct. 30 / Sept. 10 / Nov. 7 / Sep. 20 / Oct. 30 / Sep. 20 / Oct. 30
Harvesting Time (Irrigated) / Mar. 25 / Apr. 10 / Mar. 1 / Mar. 15 / April 1 / April 15 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 30 / Apr. 15 / Apr. 30 / Apr. 1 / Apr. 30
Barani / Apr. 10 / Apr. 25 / Mar. 1 / Mar. 15 / Apr. 15 / Apr. 30 / May 10 / June 7 / Apr. 20 / May 30 / May 10 / June 10
Critical Stages / -Flowering
-Pod filling / - Post-emergence vegetative stage
- Flowering
- Pod filling / - Post-emergence vegetative stage
- Flowering
- Pod filling / - Post-emergence vegetative stage
- Flowering
- Pod filling / - Post-emergence vegetative stage
- Flowering
- Pod filling / - Post-emergence vegetative stage
- Flowering
- Pod filling
Major Problems / -Drought
-Heat
-A. blight
-Rust
-Weeds / -Drought
-Army worm / -Low temp.
-Drought
-Weeds / -Low temp.
-Drought
-Weeds / -Low temp.
-Drought
-Weeds / -Low temp.
-Drought
-Weeds

MUNGBEAN

Planting/ Harvesting / Punjab / Sind /

NWFP

/ Balochistan / AJK / N.A
From / To / From / To / From / To / From / To / From / To / From / To
Planting Time
Irrigated / 15 June / 22 July / 15 June / 31 July / 15 June / 22 July / 15 June / 31 July / 15 June / 22 July
Barani / 23 June / 31 July / - / - / 23
June / 22
July / - / - / 23
June / 31
July
Harvesting
Time
Irrigated / 1st Sept. / 15 Oct. / 15 Sept. / 22 Oct. / 15 Sept. / 15 Oct. / 15 Sept. / 22 Oct. / 15
Sept. / 15 Oct.
Barani / 15 Sept. / 15 Oct. / - / - / 15 Sept. / 15 Oct. / - / - / 15 Sept. / 15 Oct.
Critical
Stages / 1- Flowering 2- Pod formation
3- Grain filling 4- Maturity
Major Problems / 1-Diseases ( YMV, LCV, CLS)
2-Insects (Hairy catterpiller, Aphid, Jassid)
3-Weeds
4-Drought
5-Non availability of improved seed