Performance of Chick pea (Cicer arietinum) as Influenced by Cluster Frontline Demonstrations in Northern zone of Telangana

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Adilabad conducted cluster frontline demonstration on chick pea during rabi seasons of 2018-19 at Pendalwada and 2019-20 at Sunkidi villages of Adilabad district, Telangana State. The demonstrated technology represented the practices of improved variety (NBeG-3), optimum seed rate (65 kg ha-1), seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 10g kg^-1 seed, NPK fertilizers (13:00:45) @ 10 glit^-1H₂O and plant protection measures with installation of pheromone traps @ 4 number per acre, spraying of neem oil 10000 ppm @ 2 ml lit^-1 H₂O and chlorpyrifos 50 EC @ 2 ml lit-1 H2O. The results revealed that the increase in the yield with demonstration was 16.44 per cent and 9.59 per cent over farmers practice in 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively. Similarly, the highest benefit cost ratio was recorded with demonstration as 3.63 and 3.11 as compared to 3.04 and 2.74 under farmers practice during both the years of trial.