Yield advantage through integrated crop management technologies in Greengram at Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The frontline demonstrations were conducted on 20 farmer's fields in the two villages of Chhatarpur
district in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh during kharif seasons of 2011 to 2012 on light to
medium soil with medium fertility status under greengram - gram/wheat cropping system to study
the productivity enhancement of greengram through improved production technologies. The results
revealed that improved variety with precautionary spray of systemic insecticide Imidacloprid 17.8
SL reduced the yellow mosaic disease incidence in greengram from 16.0 to 5.45 per cent (65.9 per
cent). The average 31.5 pods per plant was obtained under improved technology whereas 24 pods
per plant in farmer's practices. The average seed yields of greengram under improved technology
were 5.86 q ha–1 which was 47.9 per cent higher over the farmer's practice (3.96q ha–1). However,
average net returns (Rs. 17840 ha–1) as well as benefit cost ratio (3.19) were recorded under improved
technologies as compared to farmer's practice (Rs. 12435 ha–1 and 2.57).