Gram Or Chickpea Plants With Fruits Stock Photography

Gram or chickpea come under the category of pulse crops. Apart from this, pulse crops are the main source of protein. It is very beneficial for those people who do not eat non-vegetarian food. These crops are very beneficial for them. To give complete nutrition to a person daily, pulses are needed. That`s why there is a lot of emphasis on pulse production.It is used as food for humans and as fodder for animals. Chickpeas are used for making vegetables, while the rest of the plant is used as animal feed. The main producing countries of gram are India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Burma and Turkey etc. Its production is highest in the whole world in India followed by Pakistan. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and Punjab are the main gram producing states in India. These are divided into 2 categories according to size, color and appearance: 1 Desi or brown gram, 2 Kabuli or white gram. The yield of Kabuli gram is less than the indigenous gram.