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Impact of Frontline Demonstrations on Productivity of Groundnut-Pigeonpea Relay Cropping System in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat

Author: Poonia T.C. and Bharadiya A.M.

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Abstract

About 347 frontline demonstrations on pigeonpea in groundnut-pigeonpea relay cropping system were conducted on different aspects viz., varietal, fertilizer management, Rhizobium inoculation and improved package of practices in seven districts of Saurashtra region of Gujarat during last 19 years. Relay cropping in groundnut with pigeonpea was found highly remunerative over the years without any negative effect on yield of sole groundnut crop. In this study of South Gujarat, the technology yield gap between conventional and improved package of practices were much higher ranging from 118 kg ha–1 in Rhizobium inoculation to 414 kg ha–1 with adoption of improved package of practices. This gap is far low as compared to the states of Madhya Pradesh (712 to 817 kg ha–1) and Maharashtra (500 to 657 kg ha–1). There is urgent need to make the extension services fully functional for educating the cultivators to adopt improved package of practices and recommended technology under existing cropping systems to impart this gap. The economics of the systems also indicates that groundnut + pigeonpea was most profitable system in terms of gross and net returns

Keywords

Frontline demonstrations, Groundnut, Pigeonpea, Relay cropping, Yield gap

Conclusion

Out of five package of practices parameters demonstrated at farmers field, adoption of newly released variety of pigeonpea in groundnut-pigeonpea relay cropping system gave economically ₹5284 ha–1 effective gain followed by improved PoP with application of (20:50:20:20:15 kg ha–1 N:P:K:S:Zn + Rhizobium + weedicide + IPM (₹2399 ha–1). However, the technology adoption gap in PoP is more as compared to varietal adoption. This may conclude that acceptance of improved verity is better than any other production practices

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How to cite this article

Poonia T.C. and Bharadiya A.M. (2024). Impact of Frontline Demonstrations on Productivity of Groundnut-Pigeonpea Relay Cropping System in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(8): 29-32.