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2. INTRODUCTION
 Ideal for vegetarians to ensure adequate intakes of protein,
minerals, fibers and various vitamins and amino acids.
 Pulses are suitable for people with diabetes because of low fat and
high fiber.
 Protein in pulses is almost twice the protein in wheat and thrice in
rice. Consumption of pulses helps to control blood sugar levels and
lower cholesterol since it is rich in fiber with low-fat content. They are
highly recommended by health organizations for the reduction of
obesity.
 Pulses are good sources of vitamins, such as folate and iron for
growth and development
 Pulses are the type of grains rich in proteins and they are mainly
found in leguminous crops.

3. INDEX
 HISTORY OF PULSES.
 PULSES INCLUDE ALL
BEANS, PEAS AND
LENTILS, SUCH AS:
 IMPROTANCE OF
PULSES.
 TYPES OF PULSES
 CLIMATIC
REQUIREMENTS OF
PULSES
 PRODUCTION TREND
OF PULSES OF INDIA
 DOMESTIC
PRODUCTION OF MAJOR
PULSES PAST FIVE
YEARS I N INDIA
 MAJOR PULSES
GROWING STATES-2014-
15

4. What Are Pulses?
 Pulses are consumed as Dal, which is a cheap source of plant protein.
These are consumed because of body building properties having presence
of various amino acids. These also have medicinal properties. By products of
pulses like leaves, pod coats and bran are given to animals in the form of dry
fodder. Some pulse crops like Gram, Lobia, Urdbean & Moongbean are fed
to animals as green fodder. Moong plants are also used as green manure
which improve soil health and adds nutrient into the soil.
 A number of pulse crops are grown in India and world. Among the crops,
major ones are Gram, Pigeonpea, Lentil, Fieldpeas etc. According to history,
the origin of Gram is in South West Asia – probably Afghanistan and Persia,
Pigeonpea in Africa, Lentil in Turkey to South Iran and Fieldpeas in
Mediterranean Region of Southern Europe and Western Asia.

5. History of Pulses
 The first pulses were discovered in the Ravi River Valley in
India around 3,300 BC. There is evidence the Egyptians ate
them and in one Swiss village there is evidence they were
used in the Stone Age. Pulses have, indeed, been around
for a long time.

6. Pulses include all
beans, peas and lentils, such as:
 baked beans.
 red, green, yellow and brown lentils.
 chickpeas (chana or garbanzo beans)
 garden peas.
 black-eyed peas.
 runner beans.
 broad beans (fava beans)
 kidney beans, butter beans (Lima beans), haricots, cannellini
beans, flageolet beans, pinto beans and borlotti beans.

7. IMPORTANCE OF PULSES
 • Most sustainable crop utilizing very less quantity of water as
compare to other crops.
 • Fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil.
 • Important role in crop rotation, mixed and intercropping
 • Majority pulses crops are short durational so that second crop may
be taken on same land in a year.
 • Supply additional fodder for cattle
 • Provide raw materials for the promotion of various type of Industries
like Dal industries, Papad industries, Roasted grain industries etc

8. Types of PULSES
English and Hindi names PICTURE
Pigeon pea / Red gram/Arhar
Chickpeas (Brown)/Chana
Chickpeas (Green)/Cholia / Hara chana
Split Bengal gram/Chana Daal
Black-eyed beans / Cowpea/Chawli /
Lobhia

9. English and Hindi names PICTURE
Kidney beans/Rajma
Sesame/Til
Black gram / Black lentil (whole) /
White lentil (dehusked)/Urad Daal
/ Kaali Daal
Field beans/Vaal
Turkish gram / Moth bean/Motth /
Matki
Green gram / Mung bean/Moong

10. English and Hindi names PICTURE
Daal /Pulses / Split beans / Beans
Garbanzo beans / Chickpeas
(White)/Kabuli Chana / Chhole
Horse gram/Kulthi
Red lentils/Masoor
Pea/Matar

11. Climatic Requirements of
Pulses
 Pulse crops are cultivated in Kharif, Rabi and Zaid seasons of the
Agricultural year.
 Rabi crops require mild cold climate during sowing period, during
vegetative to pod development cold climate and during maturity /
harvesting warm climate.
 Kharif pulse crops require warm climate throughout their life from
sowing to harvesting.
 Summer pulses are habitants of warm climate.
 Seed is required to pass many stages to produce seed like
germination, seedling, vegetative, flowering, fruit setting, pod
development and grain maturity / harvesting.

12. Harvesting of pulses
Spraying of presticides on pulses plants
Peas on plants
Watering of pulses plants

13. Table-: Production of Pulses during 2015-16 to 2017-18 (Unit: Thousand Tonnes)
Pulses/Year 2015-16
% Share in Total
production 2016-17
% Share in Total
production 2017-18
% Share in Total
production
Tur 2560.00 15.65 4870.00 21.10 4250.00 16.84
Gram 7060.00 43.18 9380.00 40.55 11230.00 44.51
Moong 1590.00 9.72 2170.00 9.38 2010.00 07.96
Urad 1950.00 11.92 2830.00 12.23 3560.00 14.11
Lentil 980.00 06.00 1220.00 05.30 1610.00 06.38
Other Pulses 2210.00 19.52 2660.00 16.77 2570.00 10.18
Total Pulses 16350.00 23130.00 25230.00
16%
43%
10%
12%
6% 13% Tur
Gram
Moong
Urad
Lentil
Other Pulses
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES)

15. MAJOR PULSES GROWING
STATES-2014-15
 Pulse Crop Major States Total Pulses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh –
 Total about 80% Chickpea Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh –
 Total about 95% Arhar Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat –
 Total about 90% Urad Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,, –
 Total about 85% Moong Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Gujarat –
 Total about 90% Lentil Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar –
 Total about 90 % Source- E-Pulses Data Book, IIPR, Kanpur

17. India’s export &import of
Pulses
 Chickpeas contributes the single largest share in
India’s export basket of pulses registering 63.73% and
70.92% share in the total pulses export during 2016-17
and 2017-18 respectively.
 Peas (Matar) forms a major share in the total import of
pulses.
 Top 5 Export Destinations :- Sri Lanka, Algeria , USA,U Arab
EMTS, Pakistan etc.
 Top 5 Import Sources :- Canada , Australia , Myanmar Tanzania ,
Russia .
Source: Department of Commerce