Performance of Groundnut Variety Dh-256 for higher yield in Bagalkote District of Karnataka

Groundnut is a major oilseed crop, but its productivity in many parts of Karnataka remains low due to the continued cultivation of old varieties and adoption of traditional farmer's practices. To address this yield gap and demonstrate the benefits of improved varieties and production technologies under farmer's field conditions, a frontline demonstration was conducted to study the impact of new groundnut variety Dh256 on yield and economics for two years, during 2019-20 and 2020-21 by ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bagalkote (Karnataka) with an objective to assess the yield level of new groundnut variety Dh-256 with an improved package of practices over the TMV-2 with farmer's practice and its economic impact. Improved practice recorded significantly higher kernel yield of Dh-256 with improved practice (28.28 q/ha) over TMV-2 with farmer's practice (21.04 q/ha) and there was an increase in the yield to the tune of 34.41 per cent. Similar trend was also noticed with yield parameters of groundnut. The improved technology in groundnut realized an additional income of Rs. 36,607/ha over farmer's practice which created awareness and convinced the other farmers to adopt the improved package of practices for groundnut.