Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 3

Evaluation of wheat varieties for timely sown condition in district bijnor (Uttar pradesh) with special reference to the yield gap and their adoption in district

  • Author:
  • K.K. Singh*,1, D.P. Singh1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Dec 5, 2019
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 435 to 438

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bijnor-246762, Uttar Pradesh

*Corresponding author email id: krishna.singh1976@gmail.com

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Abstract

A study was undertaken to assess the yield performance, yield gap and adoption of six timely sown wheat varieties viz. HD-2967, DBW-88, HD-3086, PBW-550, DBW-17 and PBW-343, under rice- wheat cropping system during 2014-15to 2016–17. The analysis of the data indicated that there was considerable yield increase ranging from 8.77 to 29.91 percent between varieties over farmers practice. Variety HD-2967 yielded 54.54 qt/ha with the net return of Rs. 76809.77/ha and benefit cost ratio of 2.82.

Keywords

Timely sown wheat varieties, Yield gap analysis, Adoption