Varietal Performance of Soybean at Farmer's Field under Front Line Demonstration Oil Seed Kharif in District Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh

The present study was carried out to know the gap between improved packages of practices in soybean crop. Front line demonstration on soybean varieties J.S. 9305 and J.S. 95–60 were conducted at farmer's field in the adopted villages of district Mandsaur (M.P.) during the year 2007 to 2011. On the basis of five years overall average 25.33 percent higher grain yield was recorded in under front line demonstration as compared to farmers practices. The average extension gap was recorded 411 kg/ha between demonstration yield and farmers practices yield. Economic analysis of front line demonstration additional overall average net return and overall average effective gain were found Rs 8008 and Rs. 7033/ha. This gain showed that improved package would be in favour of not only increase the yield of crop but also economic condition of the farmers of district on five year overall average basis benefit: cost ratio was much higher in front line demonstration (3.59) as compared to farmers practices (3.09). An average additional investment of Rs. 975/ha coupled with scientific monitoring of front line demonstration and non monitoring factors were resulted in additional return of Rs. 8008/ha.