Performance analysis of pulses in frontline demonstrations

Abstract

Zone IV (ICAR), which includes the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, conducted a number of frontline demonstrations (4488) at different KVKS on major pulses crops with improved varieties in an area of 2194 ha during 1997- 2000. These demonstrations were laid out at farmers' fields in selected villages as cluster approach during kharif and rabi seasons. The pulse crops grown in nine agro-climatic zones viz., Bhabar & Tarai, western plains, central plains, Bundelkhand, eastern plains, mid-western plains, south- western semi-arid (SWSA), North-eastern plains and Vindhyan, except pigeonpea in mid-western plains, urdbean in north- eastern plains, Vindhyan and SWSA zone, and lentil in Vindhyan zone were included in the demonstrations. High yielding varieties of pigeonpea, urdbean, chickpea, lentil and fieldpea were found suitable under demonstrated conditions and recorded almost 59, 55, 45, 70.4 and 61.5% yield increase over local checks, respectively. Biofertilizers and integrated pest management enhanced the grain yields to a significant extent. The KVKS could play a vital role to develop human resources that will speed-up the transfer of pulses production technologies among farmers.