IMPACT OF A PIGEONPEA VARIETY LRG 52 IN RAINFED AREAS OF PRAKASAM DIST

SAHAJA DEVA¹*, CH. VARAPRASADA RAO², P. VINAYA LAKSHMI³, G.M.V. PRASADA RAO^4
1SMS (Crop Production), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darsi, Prakasam, 523247, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, India
²Senior Scientist, District Agricultural Advisory and Transfer of Technology Centre (DAATCC), Darsi, Prakasam, 523247, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, India
⁴Programme Coordinator, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darsi, Prakasam, 523247, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, India
* Corresponding Author : sahajareddy.deva@gmail.com

Received : 12-06-2019     Accepted : 26-07-2019     Published : 30-07-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 14       Pages : 8834 - 8836
Int J Agr Sci 11.14 (2019):8834-8836

Keywords : Redgram, Yield, Wilt, Economics
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful the Director of ATARI zone X, Hyderabad for providing financial support. Authors are also thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darsi, Prakasam, 523247, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A new variety of pigeonpea LRG 52, released by ANGRAU in the year 2015 was introduced in the district by KVK Darsi, which comes to maturity 15-20 days early (160 days) than the long duration variety LRG 41 (180 days) which is in vogue in the district. KVK, Darsi, assessed the performance of LRG 52 over LRG 41 in cluster FLDs in 50 acres each from 2016-17 to 2018-19. LRG 52 has shown advantage over LRG 41 in terms of yield attributes, yield and wilt tolerance. Yield of LRG 52 was 16.0 q ha-1 with net returns and C: B ratio of 40475 Rs ha-1 and 1:2.5, respectively. Whereas, LRG 41 recorded yield of 12.0 q ha-1 with net returns and C: B ratio of 28000 Rs ha-1 and 1:2.0, respectively.

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