IPM 02-3 Moong Seed — Sowing & Yield Guide

Quick facts

Crop: Moong (Green Gram)
Type: Open-pollinated
Season: All seasons
Maturity period: 65–70 days
Expected yield: 12–15 q/ha
Suitable soil: Loam
Disease resistance: Highly resistant to yellow mosaic disease
Release: Released 2009 by ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur (CVRC notification) for the North-Western Plain Zone.

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

About this variety

IPM 02-3 is an ICAR-IIPR Kanpur mungbean (green gram) release notified in 2009 for the North-Western Plain Zone (Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi). ICAR-IIPR's own current variety database lists it maturing in 65–70 days at 12–15 q/ha, photo- and thermo-insensitive so it can be sown across both the kharif and the spring/summer window, with high resistance to yellow mosaic disease; it is also used as IIPR's own benchmark check variety in comparative trials. A separate, faster-maturing IIPR release, 'IPM 205-7', sold under the trade name 'Virat', is covered on its own page — see 'IPM 205-7 (Virat)'.

Should you pick this variety?

Choose IPM 02-3 if you farm in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan or western Uttar Pradesh and want one moong you can sow in either kharif or summer without the duration changing. It takes 65–70 days and has high resistance to yellow mosaic, the most damaging moong disease in North India. ICAR-IIPR itself uses it as the check variety when it tests new releases, so a lot of trial history sits behind it. Choose IPM 205-7 (Virat) instead if you need the field back after about 55 days. Choose IPM 410-3 (Shikha) if you want a slightly higher published yield and fewer pickings.

Sowing & cultivation

Full Moong (Green Gram) growing guideSowing time, nutrients, irrigation, pests, costs and prices for Moong (Green Gram) as a whole crop. This is the advice that holds for every variety.

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

Photo- and thermo-insensitive, so it can be grown across both the kharif and the spring/summer sowing window without a duration penalty.
Highly resistant to yellow mosaic disease, the most damaging moong pathogen in North India — reliable enough that ICAR-IIPR itself uses IPM 02-3 as a benchmark check variety in comparative trials of newer releases.

Things to consider

Official sources differ slightly on duration and yield: ICAR-IIPR's own current variety page gives 65–70 days at 12–15 q/ha, while the Directorate of Pulses Development's released-varieties list gives 62–68 days at a lower 11 q/ha. The originating institute's current figures are used as the main values rather than averaging the two.
IPM 02-3 (2009) and IPM 205-7 'Virat' (2016, distinctly faster) are two separate ICAR-IIPR Kanpur releases, not the same variety under two names — see 'IPM 205-7 (Virat)' for the other.

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

Punjab
Haryana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh

Why a check variety makes a safe yardstick

When ICAR-IIPR tests a new moong, it grows it next to a variety it already knows well and compares the two. IPM 02-3 is one of those yardsticks. That does not make it the best moong. It means its behaviour is well recorded.

You can use it the same way on your farm. If you want to try a newer variety, sow a small strip of IPM 02-3 beside it, on the same day and in the same field. At harvest you will see what the new variety really adds on your soil, not on a trial plot.

It also suits a farm that cannot settle on one season. The same 65–70 days hold in kharif and in summer, so you can plan the next crop around a single number.

Can you keep your own planting material?

This is an open-pollinated variety, so seed from a healthy crop of your own can be sown again. Keep seed only from disease-free plants, dry it properly, store it cool and dry, and bring in fresh certified seed every three to four years so the variety does not drift.

How it compares with other varieties

Every Moong (Green Gram) variety with a page on this site, side by side. The row for this page is highlighted.

Variety	Best for	Maturity	Yield	States
IPM 02-3this page	A well-tested north-west moong for kharif or summer, with strong yellow mosaic resistance	65–70 days	12–15 q/ha	Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
IPM 205-7 (Virat)	The fastest moong on this list, about 55 days, with three disease resistances	52–56 days	13–15 q/ha	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
IPM 410-3 (Shikha)	High published yield and pods that ripen together, so fewer pickings and a smaller labour bill	60–65 days	13–16 q/ha	Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh
Pusa Vishal	Very bold, shiny moong grain that earns a better market grade, for summer sowing in the north-west	60–65 days	10–12 q/ha	Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Samrat (PDM 139)	Early kharif moong for eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where yellow mosaic is the worry	60–65 days	10–12 q/ha	Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
SML 668	A short, dwarf moong for the gap between wheat harvest and the next kharif sowing	60–65 days	8–10 q/ha	Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Other Moong (Green Gram) varieties in the finder, for comparison.

Tools for this crop

The numbers you need next: how much seed to buy, whether the lot germinates, what the fertilizer bill looks like and what Moong (Green Gram) is selling for.

Subsidy and government support

Schemes that help with the cost of Moong (Green Gram) seed or planting material. Rules and the application route are on each scheme page.

Frequently asked questions

Is IPM 02-3 the same variety as 'Virat'?

No. IPM 02-3 (2009, 65–70 days) and IPM 205-7 'Virat' (2016, ~55 days) are two separate ICAR-IIPR Kanpur releases; see 'IPM 205-7 (Virat)' for the faster variety.

Why does IPM 02-3 suit both kharif and summer sowing?

It's photo- and thermo-insensitive per ICAR-IIPR's own variety database, meaning its flowering and maturity don't shift with day length or temperature the way a sensitive variety's would — so the same 65–70 day duration holds whether it's sown in the kharif window or the spring/summer one.

Does IPM 02-3 take a different number of days in kharif and in summer?

No. It is photo- and thermo-insensitive, so the 65–70 days hold in both windows. Ask your KVK or state university for the sowing dates that suit your district, then count 65–70 days forward to see when the field is free.

Is IPM 02-3 still worth growing now that newer moong varieties have come?

Yes, where yellow mosaic is your main worry and you want a variety with a long record. ICAR-IIPR still tests new releases against it. Virat (about 55 days) beats it on speed and Shikha (13–16 q/ha) on published yield, so choose by what your field needs.

Can I keep seed from my IPM 02-3 crop for next season?

Yes. It is an open-pollinated variety, not a hybrid, so the next crop will be the same type. Save seed from the best, healthiest plants, dry it well, and buy fresh certified seed after a few seasons.

IPM 02-3 or Virat when the field must be free sooner?

Virat. It is ready in about 55 days, roughly two weeks before IPM 02-3 at 65–70 days, and it covers yellow mosaic, powdery mildew and Cercospora leaf spot. IPM 02-3 is the better choice when you want one moong for both kharif and summer with a long trial history behind it, and the extra days do not cost you the next crop.

Why does ICAR-IIPR use IPM 02-3 as its check variety?

A check variety is the yardstick a new release must beat in trials. ICAR-IIPR uses IPM 02-3 because it is well known, stable and has years of trial data behind it. For you this means its yield and disease record are well tested, though a newer release may now beat it on duration or yield.