On-farm testing was conducted for two consecutive years during Rabi seasons 2018-19 and 2019-20 at farmer’s fields of Majhgawan block of Satna district in India to validate the effect of irrigation scheduling and nipping management for higher yield and economic returns of mustard. The on-farm testing trials were laid out with two treatments i.e  T1 Two irrigation (25 DAS and  40-45 DAS) and no nipping  and T2 Application of two irrigation (one each at pre-flowering 35-40 days and pod filling 65-75 days)  and nipping at pre bud stage (30 DAS). Application of two irrigation (one each at pre-flowering 35-40 days and pod filling 65-75 days) and nipping at pre bud stage (30 DAS) recorded highest primary branches (13.95) and secondary branches (27.85) per plant, siliquae/plant (189.15), seeds/siliqua (19.30) seed yield (23.59 q ha-1), gross returns (Rs 101721ha-1), net return (Rs 71746ha-1) and B:C ratio (3.39) as compared to application of two irrigation (25 DAS and 40-45 DAS) and no nipping. Two irrigations at pre-flowering and pod filling with nipping at pre bud stage (30 DAS) increase in plant growth and yield parameters so it can be recommended two irrigations at pre flowering and pod filling stage with nipping at pre bud stage for getting higher yield of Mustard over non-nipping in the Satpura and Kaymore Plateau zone of Madhya Pradesh.

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A field experiment was conducted by of Mansarovar Global University, Sehore at KVK Satna in 2020 to 2021 and 2021-2022. To assessed the “Screening of various chickpea varieties against fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceri under field conditions” All the 30 chickpea cultivars used in the study expressed varied response when screened for host reaction against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri during both the two consecutive years of planting. On the basis of 0-5 rating scale, 07 varieties (JG-315, JG-12,JG-36, RVG-202, RVG-205, JG-412, RVSSG-74) were recorded to be resistant, 12 as moderately resistant, 09 as tolerant and the remaining 02 susceptible varieties. JG 315variety revealed wilt severity during both years which was least while highest severity of disease with a score of 7.25 and 7.12% was expressed by the variety JG-315 when planted consecutively for two years. Findings also suggested that wilt severity directly affected the per cent wilt incidence as varieties unveiling higher severity had higher wilting percentage. Besides, a negative correlation was drawn when varieties sowing higher rate of severity and wilting had lower crop yield. Variety named JG 315 revealed lowest disease severity and wilting with maximum crop produce and was thus the best amongst all the test varieties.