Yield Performance and Economic Analysis of Pigeon pea (Cajnus cajan) Through Front Line Demonstration under Rainfed Condition of Tarai Region of Uttar Pradesh

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is an important kharif season (July to March) pulse crop regarding area and production in the country. In India cultivation of legumes forms an integral part of the rainfed production system, however, their productivity over the years has remained low and unstable (Bhatia et al., 2005). Thus total pulse production in India is not able to meet out its total demand. To work out a suitable strategy to improve the productivity of Pigeon pea, it is imperative to assess the potential yield in the region of interest and gap between the potential yield and actual yield obtained by the average farmers (Bhatia et al., 2005). Presently, the pulses are grown approximately 23 mha with 13-15 mt of production. In the past 5 decades, pulse production has not kept up with growth in demanding calling for import to the tune of 0.5 to 1.5 mt (Roy et al., 2006). In India a considerable amount of agricultural land remains fallow during rainy season which could be potentially explored for expansion of pulses area. But low productivity, low potential varieties, Yield Performance and Economic Analysis of Pigeon pea (Cajnus cajan) Through Front Line Demonstration under Rainfed Condition of Tarai Region of Uttar Pradesh