On Farm Evaluation of Urd Bean and Mung Bean for Climate Change Adoption in Bundelkhand
Sundar Pal
Department of Entomology, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Anshuman Singh *
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Meenakshi Arya
Department of Plant Pathology, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
AkhouriNishant Bhanu
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Arpit Suryavanshi
Department of Soil Science, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Sanjeev Kumar
Department of Soil Science, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Ashutosh Sharma
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh-284003, India.
Bharat Lal
Department of Soil Science, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Anil Kumar Rai
Department of Agronomy, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
S. K. Chaturvedi
College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
Sati Shankar Singh
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh -284003, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the villages of Prathvipura, Karguwan, and PuraBadaura in the district of Jhansi, in the Bundelkhand region, the study was conducted by Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University during the Kharif of 2021.Total ten front line demonstrations were conducted on Urd bean and Mung bean in 10 hectare area by the active participation of the farmers with the objective of improved technologies of Urd bean and Mung bean production potentials. The improved technology consisted of improved varieties viz. Virat (Mung bean) and IPU 2-43 (Urd bean), balanced fertilizers (based on soil testing) application and integrated weed, diseases and insect pests management, etc. Under FLDs of Urd bean and Mung bean, the average additional yield of the crops was obtained at 25kg/ha and 165kg/ha, while the increased yield over the local check was 23.86 % and 23.10% from respective varieties. The mean extension gap, technology gap, and technology index for Urd bean crop were recorded as 25kg/ha, 870kg/ha & 87.0% where, in the case of Mung bean, it was 165kg/ha, 357.5kg/ha, and 32.5%, respectively. Average and maximum net returns of Rs. 1890 & Rs. 21910.63 and the cost-benefit ratio were recorded as 0.30 and 1.56 from FLD of Urd bean and Mung bean, respectively, followed by local checks.
Keywords: Bundelkhand, front line demonstration, mung bean, urd bean, economics