1Professor of Extension Education, Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004
2Assistant Agronomist, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004
3Assistant Extension Specialist Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004
4Senior Research Fellow Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004
*Corresponding author's email: parm.coaext.pauedu@gmail.com
JEL Codes: C81, O01, Q12, Q16, Q18
The demonstrations for the popularization of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) were conducted in Kharif season, 2017 in selected villages Chatha Nanhera and Taranji Khera of Sangrur district. A total of 50 frontline demonstrations were conducted covering 0.4 ha area for each demonstration. Short duration variety of paddy PR 126 was grown. Farmers were using excessive doses of fertilizers and pesticides in transplanted rice (local check). Demonstrated plots yielded 79.46 q/ha while the average yield of local check was found to be 80.49 q/ha. The highest grain yield was found to be 81 q/ha and lowest has been reported as 75 q/ha. The total cost of cultivation of the DSR was found to be25370/ha, while it was 32474/ha in the case of traditional method. A gross return of 115217/ha and 116717/ha was earned in DSR and transplanted rice respectively. Similarly, net returns of 89837/ha and 84239/ha was observed in the DSR and traditional method of cultivation. The cost-benefit ratio of the demonstrated field has been found 1: 3.54 whereas it was 1: 2.59 in the case of transplanted rice.
Direct seeded rice, front-line demonstrations, sustainability
