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Mungbean
Legume
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Estimated Cost
$1.05
($/lb)
Planting Window
Summer seeded
Best for
Interseeding
Alternate Species
Cowpea, Sunn Hemp, Forage Soybean
1. Tom Lawler 2021, Indigo Agriculture.
2. Cropped image of original derived from Dinesh Valke's "Vigna radiata" [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode)], via Flickr. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2853703702/
Seeding Detail
Mungbean
18.0
26.0
21.0
Additional Information
Why We Recommend This
Mungbeans are a summer-seeded, short-season legume that provide high nutirtion as forage, are reliable, and easy to grow. They can mature in less than 60 days and, as such, are a good candidates for planting later in the season when growing time is limited. Mungbeans are good source of nitrogen and should be considered as a companion crop with sunflowers.
Things to Watch Out For
Mungbeans do not grow very tall, are not good viners or climbers, and may be outcompeted in mixes. They are not tolerant to wet, poorly drained soils.
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