UPSCALING OF BENGALGRAM YIELD BY CLUSTER FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATIONS IN RAIN SHADOW ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT

V. SIVA JYOTHI¹*, K. LAHARI², P. LAKSHMI REDDY^3
1Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddypalli, 515701, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh
²Subject Matter Specialist (Plant Protection), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddypalli, 515701, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh
³Programme Coordinator, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddypalli, 515701, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : jyoagrico15@gmail.com

Received : 06-11-2019     Accepted : 12-03-2019     Published : 15-03-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 5       Pages : 7979 - 7981
Int J Agr Sci 11.5 (2019):7979-7981

Keywords : Cluster frontline demonstration, Chickpea crop
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Director, ATARI, Hyderabad, Zone V providing financial assistance under Cluster Front Line Demonstrations on Pulses for all logistic support. Authors are also thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddypalli, 515701, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The cluster frontline demonstration (CFLDs) on chickpea was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reddipalli. It was performed in three cluster villages namely Peddavuduguru, Regadikothur and Kondepalli during rabi season of 2017-18. The results revealed that improved high yielding variety (NBeG-47) + seed treatment + improved practices recorded highest yield 15.90 q/ha compared to farmer’s practices (13.78 q/ha). The same trend was followed in gross returns and net returns of Rs 63600/- and Rs 39300/- for demonstration and Rs 55120/- and Rs 33120/- for farmers practice, respectively. The extension gap was 2.12 q/ha, whereas technology gap was 9.1 q/ha and technology index were 36.4. Returns per rupee of expenditure for demonstration and farmers practice were 2.6 and 2.5 respectively. It can be concluded that pulse production is enhanced by cluster front line demonstrations with the technologies followed by farmer. Chickpea crop responds to supplemental irrigation at flowering or pod formation stage, gives higher yield and yield attributes compared to rainfed crop. The combined effect of supplemental irrigation and demonstration reported higher pod yield, ranged from 38.2 to 47.6 % over rainfed cum farmers practice. Further reported that t Stat > t Critical, it means cluster front line demonstration is significantly superior with the farmers practice.

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