Technology Transfer Model on Integrated Nutrient Management Technology for Sustainable Crop Production in High-Value Cash Crops and Vegetables in Northwestern Himalayas

Impact of front line demonstrations on the production and productivity of moong (Vigna radiata L), mash (Vigna mungo L), rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris L), lentil (Lens culinaris L) and chickpea (Cicer aeritinum L) under rainfed ecology in mid hills of J and K, India

“…The yield enhancement through adoption of improved farm technology has also been reported in earlier studies of FLDs' (Kumar et al 2014;Kumar et al 2016;Vedna, 2007;Sharma et al 2012;Choudhary, 2009aChoudhary, 2009b.…”

“…Benefit-cost ratio (BCR) varied between 2.42 to 7.31 among pulse crops (Table 3) owing to variable performance of various pulse cultivars under demonstration plots. Enhanced monetary returns as well as Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) through improved farm technology have also been reported by various workers (Sagar Chandra, 2004;Vedna, 2007;Choudhary et al 2009aChoudhary et al 2009b. Overall, economic analysis data inferred that transfer of improved technology its adoption in pulses may substantially enhance the profitability on farmer's field which in turn can lead to better livelihood option for farmers under rainfed farming in the district as well as collateral agroecological situations in North-Western Himalayas.…”

“…1997;Vaghasia et al . 2005;Vedna et al 2007;Choudhary et al 2009aChoudhary et al 2009b. Moong varieties SML668, ML818, Blackgram varieties Uttra and Chickpea varieties PBG-5 BG-1103 are the recent introduction in district Poonch recommended for cultivation as a sole crop as per the recommended technology package (Table 1), but farmers grow only local strain of 'rajmash' as an inter or mixed crop with maize resulting in low yield under local practice; which might be possible reason for higher technology index in the rajmash var.…”

Weed Management in Cowpea-A Review

“…This group of crops is known to for their nutritious food, feed and forage as compare to the cereals. Being rich source of nutrients and easiness in their cultivation, pulses still remained as an important integral component of subsistence cropping system since time immemorial in most of the arid and semiarid region of the world (Choudhary, 2013). In India, over a wider range of pulse crops are grown; among the important ones are chickpea, pigeonpea, cowpea, mungbean, urdbean and lentil (Ali and Gupta 2012).…”

“…Currently, total area under pulses is 26.3 million ha (Choudhary and Suri 2014). Their cultivation over poor, marginal and nutrient deficient soils, unfavourable weather conditions, unavailability of quality seeds, poor socio-economic conditions of the growers, and severe weed infestation especially during mansoon season, poor postharvest handling and inadequate market support are some major constraints in realizing the potential of available technologies for the pulse production (Choudhary, 2013).…”