Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
PK Singh, SK Singh and Aman Singh

Abstract:
The study was carried out during rabi season of 2019 – 2020 and 2020 - 2021 in 12 villages of the Jamui district in Bihar to exhibit the improved production technologies and compared it with farmers practice. Chickpea is one of the major protein supplying pulse crop in India. Chickpea is the main pulse crop of the district, it is cultivated 4000 ha. area. All 50 (fifty) demonstrations on chickpea was carried out in an area of 37.5 acres by the active participation of 102 farmers form different villages. The improved technologies consisting use of improved variety, seed treatment with fungicide and rhizobium culture, balanced fertilizer application and integrated pest management. The result was compared between front line demonstration (FLD) plots and farmers practice (PF) plots. From the FLD, it was observed that the improved Chickpea variety GNG 1581 recorded higher yield 11.8 q. ha^-1 and 12.2 compared to FP 8.80 q. ha^-1 in the year of 2019 – 2020 and 2020 – 2021 respectively. The increase in the demonstration yield over farmers practice were 38.5% and 38.6%. The increment in yield of chickpea under FLD was due to improved variety, seed treatment with fungicide, seed inoculation with bio fertilizer, recommended seed rate, time of sowing, proper dose of fertilizer and plant protection measures. Seed treatment with fungicide and rhizobium culture is a better option to increase root nodules length of roots, increase plant height, increase no. of branches per plant, increase no. of pods per plant and other growth parameters under rainfed condition. In spite of increase in yield of chickpea, technological index existed. The improved technology gave higher gross return, net return with higher benefit cost ratio as farmers practice.