ICAR-KVK, Raddewadgi- conducted on farm testing (OFT) during the year 2022-23 under the jurisdiction of ICAR-KVK, Kalaburgi-2. Kalaburgi district is one of the major chickpea growing district in Karnataka state, however there is acute shortage of labour especially for weeding and harvesting in chickpea. Hence on farm testing of chickpea genotypes suitable for mechanical harvesting was planned and conducted under vertisols of Kalaburgi district in the blocks of chittapur (Malaga village) and Jewargi (Rasanagi village) the total number of trials conducted three under farmers field. The oft consists of three varieties of chickpea
viz.,
GBM-2, Phule Vikram and NBeG-47 suitable for mechanical harvesting and one leading high yielding variety of chickpea of the region i.e. JG-11 as test variety. The results of the experiment indicated that among the genotypes suitable for mechanical harvesting higher seed yield was noticed in
NBeG-47 (1650 kg ha-1) compare to GBM-2 (1580 kg ha
-1) and Phule Vikram (1520 kg). However more marginally higher seed yield was recorded in JG-11(1720 kg ha
-1). With respect economics among the varieties suitable for mechanical harvesting higher gross returns and net returns were recorded with NBeG-47 (Rs. 66,000 and 43,500 ha
-1, respectively) followed by GBM-2 (Rs. 63,200 and 39,700 ha
-1, respectively) and Phule Vikram (Rs. 60,800 and 37,800 kgha
-1, respectively) and Highest gross returns and net returns were recorded with JG-11(Rs.68,800 and43,800 ha
-1, respectively). Whereas highest BC ratio (2.93) was recorded with NBeG-47 followed by JG-11(2.75), GBM-2(2.69) and lowest was recorded with Phule Vikram (2.64). For getting higher returns for rupee invested farmers can cultivate NBeG-47 and for higher net returns JG-11can be cultivated.
