AgroScience Today, Volume 2, Issue 1 : 0032-0033
SUCCESS STORY

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 31-Jan-2021

Success Story of Cluster Frontline Demonstration on Kharif Pulses - Blackgram var. PU-31 at Karimganj District of Southern Assam

  • Pulakabha Chowdhury
  • Senior Scientist & Head, KVK, Karimganj, Akbarpur, Manikganj, Assam, India.
  • Ranjit Bordoloi
  • Subject Matter Specialist (fs), KVK, Karimganj, Akbarpur, Manikganj, Assam, India.
  • Himangshu Misra
  • Subject Matter Specialist (PP), KVK, Karimganj, Akbarpur, Manikganj, Assam, India.
  • Bedanta Pathak
  • Progamme Assistant (AS), KVK, Karimganj, Akbarpur, Manikganj, Assam, India.
  • Bhaskar Talukdar
  • Farm Manager, KVK, Karimganj, Akbarpur, Manikganj, Assam, India.

Abstract

In Karimganj district, fields are remained mostly vacant during Sali rice fallow condition.  However, only in few areas are cultivated with Blackgram with local variety. KVK, Karimganj has done extensive and adequate field survey and selected suitable areas for Blackgram cultivation under  Cluster  Front  Line Demonstration  (CFLD)  Programme during Kharif season of  2019- 2020.  A  cluster frontline demonstration was taken up with Blackgram variety  PU-31.  The demonstration was taken up at farmer’s field of  Shamakul  Roy of  Brajendranagar village of Karimganj district of  Southern  Assam.  The success point was barren areas converted into Blackgram grown areas after  Sali rice cultivation. The field data on demonstration of PU-31 and farmers’ local variety were recorded. The yield data of  PU-31 was recoded as  7.2  q/ha  with potential yield of 12.0  q/ha whereas farmers’ variety were recorded as 5.5q/ha.  The district yield average was documented as 5.0 q/ha whereas state yield average was 6.0q/ha.

Keywords

Cluster Front Line Demonstration (CFLD), Blackgram var. PU-31, Sali rice fallow, Karimganj, South Assam

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