Impact of Cluster Front line Demonstration on Productivity of Chickpea (Cicerarietinum Linn.) in farmer’s fields of Varanasi District
Abstract
The cluster front line demonstrations of gram were conducted during the rabi season at 75farmers’ fields, to demonstrate production potential and economic benefit of improved technologies consisting suitable variety (JG-63), integrated nutrient management (20:60:20:30 kg NPKS/ha + Rhizobium + PSB @ 20g/kg of seed), integrated pest management (deep ploughing + seed treatment with Trichodermaviridae @ 6 g/kg seed + Feromon trap @ 10/ha, indoxacarb @ 500 ml/ha) at Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh during Rabi season of 2017-18and 2019-20. The improved technologies recorded mean yield of 19.2 q/ha, which was 22percent higher than that obtained with farmers practice of 15.7 q/ha. Improved technologies gave higher mean net return of Rs. 63678/ha with an incremental benefit cost ratio 5.56 as compared to farmers practice (Rs. 51019/ha).