Assessment of Yellow Sorghum Palem Pacha Jonna-1 (PYPS 2) Performance through on Farm Testing in Telangana

Author: Maheshwaramma S., Nagesh Kumar M.V., Shankar M., Ramesh S., Shashibushan D., Prabhakar M., Sameer Kumar C.V., Venkata Ramana M., Avil Kumar K. and Govardhan M.

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Abstract

In Southern Telangana zone, local yellow sorghums are very popular among the farming community as the soils of this area are light, annual rainfall between 350-450 mm, 80% of the cultivation is under rainfed and farmers highly preferred to take yellow jowar roti and millets products daily in their meal but the cultivated local yellow sorghums are very low yielder, prone to pest and diseases and having low protein content in grains. To address these challenges, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem developed Palem Pacha Jonna 1 (PYPS 2) which is dual purpose and high yielder, tolerance to pests and diseases and having high protein content (12.02%). On-farm trials were conducted by RARS, Palem, PJTSAU under the NICRA project from kharif 2015 to 2018 to evaluate the potential of the yellow sorghum cultivar PYPS 2 with proven production technologies in different districts with various farming situations of Telangana. The average higher grain yield was recorded in improved practice (1930.9 kg/ha) with a percent increase of 16.2% against farmers’ practice (1663.1kg/ha). High dry fodder yield, height (287.6 cm), higher 100 seed weight (2.9 g/100 seed) were observed in improved practice as compared to farmers’ practice with low dry fodder yield 4647.8 kg/ha, days to 50% flowering (66.6 days), plant height (263.6 cm) and 100 seed weight (2.6 g/100 seed) during kharif 2015- 2018. The extension gap, technology gap and technology index were recorded 267.8 kg/ha, 1069.1 kg/ha and 35.6%, respectively during the study period. The mean higher net returns were recorded in improved practice of Rs.60,966.9/ha than the farmers’ practice Rs. 43,120.3/ha. The average benefit-cost ratio of 3.4 was noticed in improved practice against farmers’ practice of 2.6. The mean of sustainability yield index and sustainability value index of improved practice were 0.77 and 0.69 than the farmers’ practice 0.74 and 0.61 respectively, during the evaluation period.

Keywords

Sorghum, On-farm trials, Yield, Yield attributes, Economic returns, SYI, SVI

Conclusion

The present study clearly indicated that, yellow sorghum variety having higher grain yield, dry fodder yield, less days to 50% flowering, taller plant height and more 100 seed weight than the farmers practice. The gross net returns and benefit cost ratio were also higher in improved practice over the farmers practice. The sustainability yield index /sustainability Value index were recorded maximum in improved practice. The study showed the potential of the Palem Pacha Jonna 1variety suitable for rainfed cultivation in India.

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Maheshwaramma S., Nagesh Kumar M.V., Shankar M., Ramesh S., Shashibushan D., Prabhakar M., Sameer Kumar C.V., Venkata Ramana M., Avil Kumar K. and Govardhan M. (2023). Assessment of Yellow Sorghum Palem Pacha Jonna-1 (PYPS 2) Performance through on Farm Testing in Telangana. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5): 674-680.