Bright Prospects of Moong in Rajasthan
Moong is dominant pulse crop in Rajasthan. In 2014, this crop was sown in about 878 thousand ha area. This year Moong has been sown in about 1026 thousand ha which is about 98.7 percent of targeted 1040 thousand ha for this Kharif season. Fortunately, Rajasthan has witnessed good monsoon rainfall this season. About 87 percent excess rainfall has been registered in West Rajasthan. We, at WeatherSys, have gathered ground information of the status of this crop from three districts namely Barmer, Nagaur and Jodhpur in west Rajasthan. In Barmer , a good spell of monsoon rainfall was received during 22 nd July to 29 th July 2015 and moderate rain was experienced on 14 th August. The sowing is completed in many places in the district while some farmers have started sowing after rainfall on 14 th August. As per meteogram, no rainfall is likely over the district during next 7 days...
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