Impact of greengram demonstrations in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh

To assess the cumulative impact of greengram improved cultivars, integrated weed, nutrient and pest management, frontline demonstrations were conducted in summer season from 2016-17 to 2018- 19 at 225 farmers’ fields in thirteen villages under six blocks of the district. Three years pooled data revealed that the yield attributes i.e. primary branches and pods/plant under demonstration were 28.53 and 27.14 per cent greater to that of farmers practice. Grains/pod and test weight were noted to be 9.25 and 36.28 g in the demo which were 10.51 and 15.76 per cent higher over farmer's practice. Average seed yield under demonstrated plots was found to be 1281 kg/ha and it was 40.92 per cent higher to that of farmers practice (909 kg/ha), with additional net return of Rs. 19485/ha. The summer greengram technology disseminated in further 38869 ha in 2019-20 over the area reported in 2014-15 and generated 293 crores revenue over that of 32.21 crores in 2014-15.