MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY OF BLACK GRAM THROUGH FRONTLINE DEMONSTRATION (FLD) IN SHIVPURI DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

P. SINGH¹*, A.L. BASEDIYA², R. CHAUHAN³, M.K. BHARGAVA⁴, N.K. KUSHWAHA⁵, V.P.S. KUSHWAH^6
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, 475661, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁶ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : psinghkvk@gmail.com

Received : 04-04-2020     Accepted : 19-04-2020     Published : 30-04-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 8       Pages : 9736 - 9738
Int J Agr Sci 12.8 (2020):9736-9738

Keywords : Black gram, Front line demonstration (FLD), Productivity, Yield gap, Farmer’s field, Net returns, B:C ratio
Academic Editor : Dr Pradeep Mishra, S K Mandi, Gajendra Rana
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri, 473551, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India. Authors are also thankful to ICAR-ATARI Zone-IX, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed.

The present study was carried out by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shivpuri district Madhya Pradesh to know the yield gap between improved package and farmers’ practice under Front Line Demonstration. Black gram (Vigna mungo L.) is one of the most important pulse crops cultivated in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is having lower yield in farmer’s field due to multiple constraints. One of the major causes of its lower productivity was non-adoption of improved technologies. Front line demonstrations on Improved Crop Management practices were conducted at 80 framer’s fields of Shivpuri district during Kharif season from 2011-12 to 2015-16. The improved technologies recorded a mean yield of 12.30 q per ha which was 32.78 percent higher than the yield obtained with farmers practice (9.36 q ha-1). Besides, higher mean net income of Rs. 32247 ha-1 with a B: C ratio of 3.23 was realized when compared to farmers practice (Rs. 22097 ha-1 and 2.69). The average technological gap, extension gap and technological index noticed were 1.59 q ha-1, 2.94 q ha-1 and 11.40 percent respectively. The higher average grain yield was recorded in demonstration plots over the years compared to local check due to increased knowledge and adoption of full package of practices.

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