How to Grow Chickpeas? Latest Cultivation Techniques and Methods Tutorial

Chickpea is an annual herbaceous climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family, and it is widely distributed in our country. The nutritional value of chickpeas is very rich, containing various nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates. Chickpeas can be mixed with wheat flour as a staple food, and the tender leaves of the beans can also be used as a vegetable. So how should chickpeas be cultivated? Below, the editor brings you the cultivation techniques for chickpeas. Let's take a look together!

1. Land Preparation and Fertilization

When planting chickpeas, we must first select good planting soil. The soil should mainly be a plot with sufficient fertility, normal irrigation, and no saline-alkali damage. The soil texture should preferably be sandy loam. Neither saline-alkali land nor continuous cropping land can be used to plant chickpeas. Deeply plow the soil to about 30cm, and do a good job of moisture conservation and land preparation in spring. Then apply an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer as base fertilizer, directly broadcasting it into the field during autumn sowing. Seed fertilizer should be applied in furrows at the time of sowing, with the depth maintained at about 10cm. Improve the soil fertility and provide sufficient nutrients for the growth of chickpeas.

2. Propagation Methods

The propagation method of chickpeas is mainly seed propagation. When selecting seeds, choose varieties with high yield, good quality, and high commercial value as the main seeds according to market demand. Then choose the sowing period well according to the climate environment, ground temperature, and soil moisture of the planting area. If it is spring sowing, then it is around April to May; summer sowing is around June; and autumn sowing should be in October to November. When sowing, pay attention to controlling the plant and row spacing, maintaining it at about 45cm. Sowing should not be too deep, and it is best to keep it at 5cm.

3. Harvesting and Storage

The flowering and podding period of chickpeas is relatively long, and the podding positions on the plant are also very scattered, so the maturity periods of the upper and lower parts are generally different. Therefore, when more than 70% of the pods on the plant are yellow-white and the seeds begin to separate from the pods, harvest them promptly. The harvest time should not be too early. If it is too early, there will be fewer mature seeds and the yield will be affected. But it also should not be too late. If it is too late, it will cause a relatively serious pod drop phenomenon and also affect the yield. When harvesting, they can be pulled up by the roots, or harvested with a knife.

After harvesting, dry them in the sun, do a good job of threshing, and manually clean and select them. If conditions permit, mechanical cleaning and selection can be used, which can effectively save a large amount of labor. After cleaning and selection, the chickpea seeds should be spread out for drying in the sun. Reduce their moisture content to below 12%, then fumigate and place them in the warehouse for storage. Because during storage, insect pests are very likely to occur, so fumigation is very important. In addition, we should also pay attention to doing a good job of ventilation and reducing temperature and humidity.

The above is a brief introduction to chickpea cultivation techniques. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!