The rice-fallows and availability of the residual moisture provide abundantscopefor promotingpulsecultivation in Goa, saidexpertsat the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa, while interacting with 39 farmers recently.
The institute has undertaken the transfer of certain technologies to promote advanced pulse production.
The biological nitrogen fixation by legumes and pulses helps in reducing the use of fertilisers.