YIELD MAXIMIZATION OF RICE AND WHEAT THROUGH DEMONSTRATION OF IMPROVED METHOD OF CULTIVATION IN PATEHRA BLOCK OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT IN VINDHYAN REGION

A.K. TRIPATHI¹*, J.S. BOHRA², A.K. UPADHYAY³, S. SINGH⁴, P.K. MISHRA⁵, R.R. GANGWAR⁶, S. CHAUDHARY⁷, R.K. RAI⁸, AJAY KUMAR⁹, J. SINGH^10
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
²Professor cum Senior Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴NAIP, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵NAIP, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁶Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
⁷Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
⁸Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, 210001, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁹Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
¹⁰Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : ajaytripathi.bhu@gmail.com

Received : 20-05-2018     Accepted : 28-05-2018     Published : 30-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 10       Pages : 6181 - 6183
Int J Agr Sci 10.10 (2018):6181-6183

Keywords : Rice, wheat, yield, improved method, traditional method, demonstration, grain and straw
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to the National Agricultural Innovation Project of ICAR sanctioning the project. Author also thankful to Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The Rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) both are important cereal crops. Data were collected under N.A.I.P. sub-project (component –III) in Patehra block of Mirzapur district in Vindhyan region. Total 36 farmers were selected for demonstration of improved crop production technique from 3 villages. Under improved crop production technique, short duration varieties of rice and wheat were distributed to the farmers. Rice was transplanted in 2nd week of July and harvested in 1th week of November whereas wheat was sown in the 3rd week of November and harvested in 2nd week of April. Under demonstration of improve method average yield of rice and wheat were obtained 3.68 tones /hectare and 3.50 tones /hectare, respectively. Rice grain yield and wheat grain yield under improve method were found 17.99 percent and 17.80 percent higher than the traditional method yield. Rice straw and wheat straw yield were obtained 12.69 percent and 21.31 higher than the traditional production.

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