{"id":126462,"date":"2026-09-27T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T06:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126462"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:50:51","slug":"gulbarga-tur-dal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulbarga-tur-dal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulbarga Tur Dal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Gulbarga Tur Dal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) flagged off a shipment of 1 metric tonne of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal to the Maldives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Gulbarga Tur Dal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulbarga Tur Dal, associated with the <\/span><b>Kalaburagi region of Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has received the <\/span><b>Geographical Indication (GI) registration in 2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The product is recognised for its distinctive taste and quality and forms an important part of the agricultural economy of the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Tur Dal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of India\u2019s <\/span><b>most important pulse crops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a major source of dietary protein.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>legume crop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>protein-rich food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is primarily consumed as dal in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>predominantly a crop of tropical areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mainly cultivated in <\/span><b>semi-arid regions of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Required Climatic conditions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It requires <\/span><b>600-650mm of annual rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with moist conditions for the initial eight weeks and dry conditions during its flowering and pod development phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be grown with a temperature ranging from 26 to 30 degree Celsius in the rainy season and 17 to 22 degree Celsius in the post rainy (November to March) season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be <\/span><b>grown on all types of soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, however, <\/span><b>sandy loam or<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/loamy-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\"> loam soil<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is most suitable for its cultivation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>very sensitive to low radiation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at pod development, therefore flowering during the monsoon and cloudy weather, leads to poor pod formation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly <\/span><b>intercropped with a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wide range of crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diseases:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The important diseases of Pigeon pea are Wilt<\/span><b>, Sterility mosaic disease,<\/b> <b>Phytophthora blight, Alternaria blight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Powdery mildew etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health benefits:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has <\/span><b>low glycaemic index<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is rich in thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, vitamin A, calcium, zinc, iron and magnesium<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Tur Dal producing states:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/karnataka\/2026\/Sep\/27\/gi-tagged-kalaburagi-tur-dal-makes-its-way-to-maldives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gulbarga Tur Dal, a GI-registered product from Karnataka\u2019s Kalaburagi region, is known for its distinctive taste and quality. 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