Economic impact of front line demonstration on pulses in Punjab – a step towards diversification

The results revealed that in front line demonstrations highest average yield of 11.4 q per ha was recorded during the year 2011 for moong and 18.25 q per ha during 2011–12 for gram. The highest increase of 26.3 percent in yield over check plots was recorded during the year 2009 in moong and 34.7 percent during the year 2007–08 in the case of gram. Although, the cost of cultivation was slightly on higher side in FLD plots, returns were much more. In FLD plots as well as local check plots average gross return was highest during 2010 for moong and 2011–12 for gram. Farmers were not aware of recommended pesticides, time of spraying and its doses. Farmers convinced about the importance of time of sowing, seed treatment and application of balanced use of fertilizer, proper pesticide as well as its time of spray after looking the results of FLDs.