Scientific Name:Vigna mungo

  Finger millet, Eleusine coracana L., is also known as African millet, koracan, ragi (India). It is an important staple food in parts of eastern and central Africa and India. It is an important cereal in Karnataka. Black gram (Vigna Mungo L.), is one of the important pulses crop, grown throughout the country. The crop is resistant to adverse climatic conditions and improve the soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the soil.Black gram is used for making various types of south Indian breakfast such as dosa, idli, and vada. It is also used for to create papad.