Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Dr. Niharika Shukla, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singh, Dr. Pooja Chaturvedi and Dr. Rashmi Shukla

Abstract:
Linseed is a foremost rabi oilseed crop of Madhya Pradesh, it requires moderate to cool temperature during its major crop growth period. Its productivity in Kymore Plateau Agro-Climatic Zone of Jabalpur district is far below than potential yield of the varieties. Owing to development of improved linseed varieties and requirement of package of practices for different situations of linseed cultivation, there has been a balanced but slow increase in the yield of linseed over a long period. At early and seed filling stage of the crop high temperature and drought are harmful causing yield and quality reduction, low seed replacement ratio, due to lack of availability of high yielding varieties at the time of sowing and lack of technological know-how of recent package of practices. Keeping this in view, the present Front Line Demonstration was carried out at ten farmers’ field under irrigated condition with improved technology in two consecutive years in rabi season during 2021-22 and 2022-23 in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. Linseed variety recommended for irrigated condition viz. JLS 66 with improved techniques along with farmer's practices (local old and mix variety) were tested. The average higher numbers of capsules/plant were recorded in the variety JLS 66 (47.52) as compared to farmer's practices (30.58). The pooled data for two years revealed that the highest yield of JLS 66 was (13.40 q/ha) was recorded as compared to farmers practices which was 9.20 q/ha. Improved management package and practices increased the average net returns by Rs. 51820/ha in JLS 66, in demonstrated plot while farmers obtained Rs. 29940/ha by their own practices. On an average benefit cost ratio was 3.10 (JLS 66) under demonstrated technologies while it was 2.33 in farmers practices.