ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-I, Ludhiana, Punjab
The importance of lentil in providing nutrition and ensuring food security has long been recognized; however, its productivity in India is a major concern. A multi-location field experiment have been carried out at farmer’s fields in North-Western states i.e. Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand. The study presents the yield gains at the state level across different agro-climatic zones using selected varieties, when compared to the local check varieties. In different Agro-climatic zones of selected states, a total of 712 field trials were conducted on an area of 119.0 ha during 2019-20, while 669 field trials were organized on 98.8 ha in 2020-21. However, priority was given to replacing the seed of outdated varieties by popularizing newly released varieties i.e. LL-1373, PL-9, and IPL-316. During 2020-21, an increment in average yield was recorded in the Sub-mountain Undulating Zone of Punjab and Hill Zone of Uttarakhand as compared to 2019-20. This analysis will help scientists to improve the production and area under lentil in North Western states of India by focusing on various gaps.
Field trials, Extension gap, Technology gap, Productivity, Return
