IMPACT OF IMPROVED VARIETY OF CUMIN THROUGH FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS

M.L. PATEL¹*, G.B. VEKARIA², J.C. DHINGANI³, K.S. JOTANGIYA⁴, D.S. HIRPARA^5
1Main Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
²Main Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
³Department of Plant Pathology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
⁴Main Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
⁵Main Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : mlpatel@jau.in

Received : 10-02-2022     Accepted : 27-02-2022     Published : 28-02-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 2       Pages : 11122 - 11125
Int J Agr Sci 14.2 (2022):11122-11125

Keywords : Improved variety, Frontline demonstrations, Cumin, Technology gap, Extension gap, Technology index
Academic Editor : Kallurmath R S, Gibson Ak Entuni, Dr Deepa Navanath Muske, Tanveer Hasan, Seyyed Fazel Fazeli Kakhki, Dr Surendra Singh Rana
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Main Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India. Authors are also thankful to Department of Plant Pathology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 360001 Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) aim to demonstrate latest released crop production and protection technologies and its management practices in the farmers’ field under different agro-climatic regions and farming situations. Under Jurisdiction of JAU, KVK, Amreli has been implemented frontline demonstrations on improved wilt resistant variety of cumin GC-4 covering 15 at farmer’s fields in 4.5 ha area from 2015-16 to 2016-17 and component demonstration in cumin covered 35 ha. at farmer’s fields in 8.75 ha area of different villages of Amreli district from 2017-18 to 2018-19. The results revealed that improved wilt resistant variety of cumin GC-4 recorded significantly higher average grain yield of 8.64 q ha-1, which was 22.19 % higher than conventional variety with farmers’ practice (7.12 q ha-1). The overall average extension gap of 1.52 q ha-1 with technology gap (4.36 q ha-1) and technology index (0.33) was recorded from 2015-16 to 2016-17. Whereas, FLDs on component demonstration in cumin recorded significantly higher average grain yield of 8.77 q ha-1, which was 22.00 % higher than conventional variety with farmers’ practice (7.30 q ha-1) from 2017-18 to 2018-19. The overall average extension gap of 1.47 q ha-with technology gap (4.23 q ha-1) and technology index (0.32) was recorded from 2017-18 to 2018-19. Therefore, improved wilt resistant variety of cumin GC-4 and component demonstration of cumin with farmer practices should be helpful for management against cumin diseases and save the cost

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