Gram Pulses - Ancient Pulse Crop With Thick Seed Coats And Erect Growth Habit | Nutrient-rich, Versatile For Culinary Uses

We are active with Distributing and Supplying a broad variety of Gram (Cicer arietinum L.) in Ludhiana, Punjab, India that is an ancient pulse crop first grown in Turkey about 7,000 B.C. It is traditionally grown in the semi arid zones of India and Middle Eastern countries. A member of the family Leguminosae, Gram has the ability to fix a portion of its nitrogen requirements from air in the soil. The growth habit is erect, with most of the pods formed in the top part of the plant. Seed size, shape and colour are variable, but typically the seed is beaked and wrinkled or ribbed. The beak is the protruding seedling root tip. There are two commercial classes of Gram desi and kabuli. The desi type has a thick, coloured seed coat and coloured flowers. It has a long history of production in the Indian subcontinent, and is split and/or milled to make food products. The kabuli type has a thin, white seed coat and white flowers. It is used mainly in salad and vegetable mixes.

Gram plants range from 30-70 cm (12 - 28 in.) in height. Most Gram varieties have leaves about five cm (two in.) long with nine to fifteen leaflets, and are described as having a fern-leaf structure. Some kabuli varieties, such as CDC Xena, have a single (unifoliate) leaf structure instead of leaflets.