Performance of Frontline Demonstration on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)In different agroclimatic situation in M.P.
- Author Dr K S Yadav
- Co-Author S K Verma
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- Country : India
- Subject : Agriculture
Keywords : Agroclimatic situations, Yield, YVMV, Okra, B:C ratio, Kashi Pragati, B:C ratio
Abstract
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) is an annual vegetable crop belongs to family Malvaceae. It available throughout the year at steady and stable market price and sometimes fetches higher price particularly in kharif season.The main objective of FLDs is to demonstrate newly YVMV resistant variety of okra crop with production and protection technologies at farmer’s field under different agroclimatic farming situations in Hoshangabad (Powarkheda) and Sagar District which comes under “Central Narmada Valley and Vindhya plateau of Madhya Pradesh, respectively. Total 30 front line demonstrations were laid down on various locations on farmers’ fields during the year of 2010-11 to 2012-13 in these districts. During the period yield and its contributing characters also recorded as shown in Table 2.It was recorded that the average yield performance of okra crops in an area of 6 hectares ranged from 83 to 110 q / ha. The average yield of 30 demonstrations of okra crop for three years was found to be 94.33 q / ha, whereas for local crop, it was found to be 67.33 q / ha. There was 40 per cent on an average yield increase in demonstration over local check during all the three years. On an average yield attributing characters in FLD were found significant effect i.e. Plant height (127.45 cm), days to 50 % flowering (36.57), days to first picking of fruit (44.12), length of fruit (10.89 cm), weight of fruit (10.78g) over farmers practice. The farmers have incurred average higher returns of Rs. 94833 /ha through these demonstration over farmers practice of Rs. 55166.67 as net return. The comparative results of the demonstration highlight the cost benefit ratio of 3.03 as against the local crop which recorded 2.20, respectively. Results of the demonstration had shown that the use of YVMV resistant improved variety VRO 6 (Kashi Pragati), improved cultivation practices, recommended dose of fertilizers, seed treatment, proper spacing, proper post-harvest management and use of need base plant protection measures resulted in higher productivity of okra (Bhindi) crop.
Kamala singh yadav
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