BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 3and4

Impact of front line demonstrations of INM in watermelon

  • Author:
  • S. A. Aklade, N. M. Thesiya1, J. B. Dobariya2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 278 to 279

1Department of Agronomy, KVK, NAU, Waghai, Dangs, Gujarat

2Department of Ext. Education, KVK, NAU, Waghai, Dangs, Gujarat

Department of Horticulture, Polytechnic in Agriculture, NAU, Waghai, Dangs, Gujarat

Online published on 3 January, 2019.

Abstract

Front line demonstrations on integrated nutrient management (INM) along with scientific package of practices were conducted during 2013–14 to 2014–15 on farmer's field, in different villages of Dang district. Farmer's prevailing practices were treated as control. It was observed that due to adoption of INM along with scientific package of practices, on an average the yield of watermelon reached 175 q/ha, as against 150 q/ha in control.

Keywords

Watermelon, frontline demonstrations, INM, yield