Open AccessEvaluation of mustard productivity under front line demonstration in Bundelkhand region
Author(s) -
Amit Kumar,
M.S. Arya,
Anshuman Singh,
Sushil Kumar,
Madhulika Pandey,
Sushil Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of agricultural research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0976-058X
pISSN - 0367-8245
DOI - 10.18805/ijare.a-5385
Subject(s) - productivity , non invasive ventilation , sowing , forensic science , agriculture , crop , toxicology , insomnia , front line , population , yield (engineering) , veterinary medicine , crop production , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , mathematics , agricultural science , agronomy , geography , economics , environmental health , ecology , archaeology , pharmacology , macroeconomics , materials science , metallurgy
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi conducted 40 front line demonstrations on mustard crop under the varieties - DRMR IJ-31, NRCHB -101, RH-749, NRCDR-2 and RH-406 during 2016–17. The critical reasons were identified in existing production technology through surveys and meetings with farmers. Sowing time, use of higher seed rate which resulted into high plant population, uneven plant population, more weeds, in balance dose of fertilizers and less use of plant protection measures were main causes of low productivity of oilseeds in district Jhansi. The results of study showed that the yield under demonstration plots was 12.82 q/ha as compared to 9.78 q /ha in traditional farmer practices plots. The results clearly indicate the positive effects of FLDs over the existing farmer’s practices. Benefit: cost ratio was also recorded higher under demonstrations against farmer practices during the year of experimentation.
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