ASSESSMENT OF HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES AND AGRO-TECHNIQUES OF LINSEED THROUGH FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION

S. THAKUR¹*, P.R. MIRJHA², S.K. NAG^3
1Department of Agronomy, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jagdalpur, 494005, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
²Department of Agronomy, DKS College of Agriculture and Research Station, Bhatapara, 493228, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, India
³Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jagdalpur, 494005, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, India
* Corresponding Author : thakur.swati16agron@gmail.com

Received : 28-11-2019     Accepted : 13-12-2019     Published : 15-12-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 23       Pages : 9245 - 9247
Int J Agr Sci 11.23 (2019):9245-9247

Keywords : B:C Ratio, Farmers Practice, FLD, Improved Practice and Linseed
Academic Editor : Virendra Kumar Painkra, Dr Panch Ram Mirjha, Dr R. S. Umakanth, Liping Xu
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Director, ICAR-ATARI Zone-IX, Jabalpur for providing funds for conducting the CFLDS and farmers. Authors are also thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jagdalpur, Bastar, 494005, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, 492012, Chhattisgarh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Front Line Demonstration (FLD) on high yielding variety and improved agro-techniques of linseed was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India during rabi season of 2015 and 2016 in 3 villages of 3 blocks viz. Jagdalpur, Bastar and Tokapal. The improved agro technology of linseed was demonstrated in an area of 0.4 ha of 55 farmers and 0.8 ha of 10 farmers. In total 30 ha of area were covered during two years of demonstration. Yield of linseed under improved practice was 6.0 and 6.3 q/ha, whereas under farmers practice yield was 3.9 and 4.6 q/ha during 2015 and 2016 respectively. Innovative practices increased the gross returns by 53.85 and 36.96%, net returns by 62.71 and 54.39% and B: C ratio by 4.22 and 10.73% during 2015 and 2016 respectively compared to farmer’s practice.

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