Yield Gap Analysis of Gram and Summer Moong through Front Line Demonstrations

Front line demonstration is an appropriate tool to demonstrate recommended technologies among the farmers. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gurdaspur (Punjab) conducted 19 demonstrations on gram and 34 demonstrations on summer moong during 2007–10. The critical inputs were identified in existing production technology through meetings and group discussions with the farmers. The average three years data revealed that an average yield of demonstration plot was 14.45 q/ha and 10.45 q/ha over local check 12.91 q/ha and 9.11 q/ha with 11.79 and 14.72 percent increase over control in gram and summer moong, respectively. The results showed that 2.54 and 0.8 q/ha technological gap, 14.97 and 7.10 q/ha technological index and 1: 2.5 and 1: 3.5 benefit - cost ratio were found in gram and summer moong, respectively.