IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON PRODUCTIVITY OF GROUNDNUT IN FARMERS FIELDS OF SHIVPURI DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

M.K. BHARGAVA¹, PUSHPENDRA SINGH²*, PUNEET KUMAR³, SURENDRA SINGH^4
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴B.N.V. College, Rath, Hamirpur, 210 431, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 284128, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : psinghkvk@gmail.com

Received : 30-12-2019     Accepted : 12-01-2019     Published : 15-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 1       Pages : 7715 - 7716
Int J Agr Sci 11.1 (2019):7715-7716

Keywords : Groundnut, Front Line Demonstration (FLD), Yield, Net return and BC ratio
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Fifty Front-Line Demonstrations (FLDs) of groundnut were conducted at farmers’ fields in 50 acres to demonstrate production potential and economic benefit of improved technologies consisting suitable variety (GG-20), recommended dose of fertilizer (20:60:25:25 kg NPKS/ha), Zypsum 250kg ha and Rhizobium (5 g/kg of seed as seed treatment) at Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh during kharif season from 2013-14 to 2016-17 (4 years). The improved technologies recorded mean yield of 22.15 q/ha, which was 28.03 percent higher than that obtained with farmers practices of 17.30 q/ha. Improved technologies gave higher mean net return of Rs. 60500/ha with a benefit cost ratio of 2.79 as compared to farmers’ practices (Rs. 44522, benefit cost ratio of 2.48).

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