Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Harvesting and Threshing

Red gram is an indeterminate growth type and thereby the growth is continued with reproductive phase. The best time for harvesting of the crop is when over 75 per cent of the pods turn brown. Harvesting may be done with the help of sickle or cutting blade. After harvesting, plants are left in the sun for drying. Threshing may be done by beating the pods with sticks. Threshing may also be done with the help of small threshers.After threshing, grain should be cleaned and dried in the sun so that moisture content is reduced to around 10-11 per cent.


Fig: Matured pods.




Fig: Threshing. Fig: Stover.