Role of Cluster Frontline Demonstration in Enhancement of Horse gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Production in Upland Farming Situation for Rainfed Area of North Chotha Nagpur Region in Jharkhand

The cluster front line demonstrations were conducted at farmer’s field in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand during kharif season from 2016–20 by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ramgarh. These demonstration were conducted in 225 demonstration in 90 ha areas in 7 villages under real farm situations prevailing farmers practices were treated as control for the comparison with recommended practice. The size of one demonstration was 0.4 ha. The result of cluster front line demonstration showed a greater impact on farmers due to significant increase in crop yield, higher than FP. The results revealed that improved seed of Birsa Kulthi 1+ seed treatment (Trichoderma viridi 5g/ kg + Rhizobium sp. 25g/kg + PSB 25g/kg) + Foliar spray of NPK 19:19:19 @2.5 kg/ha at 40 days crop stage and spray of Neem oil1000 ppm @2.5 ltr/ha during flowering period ; recorded average highest yield 7.65 q/ ha as compared to 5.15q/ha in farmers practice (control plot). The economics were calculated as average gross return of Rs 28969.00/ha and net profit is Rs. 11171.5 in demonstration plots and average gross return of Rs 18582.5/ha and net profit is Rs. 4907.5/ha in farmers practices plot (control). The Benefit: Cost ratio was also calculated in demonstration 1.61 and Control plot 1.43, respectively. The average yield were also increase 32.33 per cent with technology gap 2.53 q/ha and extension gap 2.51 q/ha, respectively. It can be concluded that the pulses production could be enhanced by encouraging the farmers through adoption of recommended technologies which were followed in the CFLDs.