Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Origin

Red gram is the most widely grown crop in the country and has been under cultivation for over three thousand years. It has been reported to occur in wild state in the upper region of Nile riverand the coastal districts of Angola in Africa. Therefore, Africa may be its original place and from where it might have been introduced to India. However, according to Vavilov (1951), India is the origin place of Red gram.