IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON PRODUCTIVITY OF GROUNDNUT IN FARMERS FIELDSOF COASTAL KARNATAKA UDUPI DISTRICT

N.E. NAVEEN¹*, H.S. CHAITANYA², S.U. PATIL³, B. DHANANJAYA^4
1Department of Agronomy, ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bramahavar, Udupi, 576213, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577225
²Department of Horticulture, ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bramahavar, Udupi, 576213, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577225
³University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Savlanga Road, Shivamogga, 577225, Karnataka
⁴Department of Horticulture, ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bramahavar, Udupi, 576213, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577225
* Corresponding Author : bharathinp2010@gmail.com

Received : 11-07-2017     Accepted : 22-07-2017     Published : 12-08-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 37       Pages : 4561 - 4562
Int J Agr Sci 9.37 (2017):4561-4562

Keywords : Front Line Demonstration, Groundnut, Yield, Net return and BC ratio
Academic Editor : Dr Abhijit Ghosal, Dr Pratigya Gupta, Dr Rajat Srivastava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bramahavar, Udupi, 576213
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The Front-Line Demonstration (FLD) of groundnut were conducted in paddy fallows during rabi season at 40 farmers’ fields in 40 acres to demonstrate production potential and conomic benefit of improved technologies consisting suitable variety (GPBD-4), Recommended dose of Fertilizer (25:50:25 kg NPK/ha), Rhizobium (4 g/kg of seed as seed treatment), Zinc (10 kg/ha) and Boron (4.5 kg/ha) at Udupi district of coastal Karnataka during rabi season from 2010 to 2013 (4 years). The improved technologies recorded mean yield of 25.80 q/ha, which was 8.76 per cent higher than that obtained with farmers practices of 23.72 q/ha. Improved technologies gave higher mean net return of Rs. 70,839/ha with a benefit cost ratio of 4.03 as compared to farmers’ practices (Rs. 49,822, benefit cost ratio of 3.40).

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