Demonstration of lentil cultivation in rice fallow under CFLD programme by Krishi Vigyan Kendra - Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh
Abhimanyu Chaturvedi, Ph. Chandramani Singh, NK Mishra and Praveen Kumar Mishra
Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) is a significant pulse crop, member of the leguminosae family. Lentils are an essential and reasonably priced source of protein. The primary reasons for the low productivity of lentils includes: negligence, a lack of good quality seeds, a lack of proper technical assistance and improper crop management. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra - Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh organized frontline demonstrations on scientific lentil farming practices under the CFLD on Pulses initiative in a cluster strategy during the Rabi seasons of 2015–16, 2016-17 and 2017–18. In the demonstration plots, the use of the improved variety HUL-57, rhizobium inoculation, treatment of boron (20%) and need-based fungicide application were recommended. The demonstration plots resulted 30.56% higher yield over farmer's practice. During the three years period of demonstration; technology gap was 599 kg/ha. In each of the research years, the benefit-cost ratio of the demonstration plots was greater than that of the farmers' practices. The benefit-cost ratio was 2.41 in farmers' practices and 2.66 on average in demonstration plots. The outcomes unequivocally show that FLDs are superior to the current approaches in terms of benefits.
Abhimanyu Chaturvedi, Ph. Chandramani Singh, NK Mishra, Praveen Kumar Mishra. Demonstration of lentil cultivation in rice fallow under CFLD programme by Krishi Vigyan Kendra - Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. Int J Res Agron 2024;7(2):34-36. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i2a.277