Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Sukhlal Waskel, Rajni Agashe, SR Dhuware and DR Agashe

Abstract:
Varietal demonstration in tomato for yield and economic analysis at the farmers' fields of two Talukas, namely Balaghat, Waraseoni district, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) did a front line demonstration during Rabi season of 2019 and 2020. Ten farmers actively participated in covering a 1 ha area with FLDs during the course of these two years of research. During the two years of the study, the average fruit output increased by 70 to 80 percent, from 425 q/ha in 2019 to 440 q/ha in 2020. The technological gap is between 255 and 240 q/ha while the extension gap is between 175 and 220 q/ha. The technology index dropped from 37.5% in 2019 to 35.9% in 2020, demonstrating the viability of the technology used in this area.