BLACKGRAM Do not cultivate blackgram on light soils in uncertain rainfall areas as it is highly sensitive to moisture stress. Rabi blackgram under ID conditions and rice fallows. Use recommended high yielding varieties, seed treatment with carbosulfan 30 g Captan/Thiran/Mancozeb/Carbendazium @ 2.5 g per kg of seed. Spray 1.5-2.0% urea twice at 40 DAS and 50 DAS. Follow IPM for the management of tobacco caterpiller. Spray twice Mancozeb(0.3%) or Copper Oxychloride(0.3%) at 10 day interval to manage foliar fungal diseases.