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Using residual soil moisture after monsoon rice crop for Mung Bean production in drought prone areas, Bangladesh

Year of publication 2012

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Mung bean cultivation may be one of the most important long-term adaptation options for drought prone areas in the northern and north-western parts of Bangladesh. Since mung beans require minimum moisture, it can be cultivated after t. aman rice harvest to use residual moisture in the fields, thus responding to water scarcity and drought conditions. This practice describes land preparation for planting mung bean after t. aman rice.

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