Nutrient Management in Wheat through Front Line Demonstrations in Hingoli District

The FLD's of wheat were conducted during the rabi season at twelve farmers’ field to demonstrate production potential and economic benefit of recommended technologies consisting of recommended nutrient management (100: 50: 50: 20 NPKS kg/ha + Azotobacter + PSB @ 25 g/kg seed) over existing farmers practices of (local check 64: 46: 30: 00 NPKS kg ha⁻¹) at Hingoli district of Maharashtra during rabi season 2011–2012 and 2014–2015. Each front line demonstration was laid out on 0.40 ha area with farmers practices were considered as existing farmer practice for comparison. Recommended nutrient management technologies recorded mean yield of 25.12q/ha which was 21.33 per cent higher than that obtained with farmer's practice. The average technology gap and index were found to be 4.38 q/ha and 16.25 per cent. Improved soil fertility status at the time of harvest in demonstration plot as compared to farmer practice (local check) will save the fertilizer doses due to its judicious use of fertilizers.