Black gram harvested when 70 to 80 % of pods matured and most of the pods turn black color. At the time of harvesting, at least 20 to 22% of moisture requires in Black gram cereal and harvest the Black gram pods when it is mature. Over maturity can result in the shattering of grains. The harvested crop must be dried on the threshing floor for few days and then threshed. The threshing process can be done manually or by trampling under the feet of bullocks. The clean seeds must be sun dried for 3 to 4 days to bring their moisture content at 8 to 10% to safely store in appropriate bins. Over maturity can result in the shattering of grains. When pods are dried completely then cereal is threshed from the pods by using a machine or manually.
When and how to harvest Black gram?
