1Scientist (Vegetable Science), College of Horticulture & CEHRE Thunag, Mandi
2Scientist (Medicinal & Aromatic Plants) Regional Horticulture Research and Training Station and KVKKinnaurH.P.
3Senior Extension Specialist, College of Horticulture & Forestry Neri, Hamirpur
Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Regional Horticultural Research & Training Station and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sharbo, Kinnaur – 172107 (Himachal Pradesh)
*Corresponding Author’s Email: rajeev2287@gmail.com
Online published on 7 April, 2021.
Kinnaur, a dry temperate region of Himachal Pradesh is well known for its quality apple, off-season vegetable and rajmash production. The productivity of rajmash is lesser due to use of local strains of rajmash and non adoption of improved cultural practices. Farmers generally practice broadcast method of sowing with excessive seed rate of 2 to 2.5 times higher than recommended, which leads to poor germination and crop strand. Cluster front line demonstration was conducted during kharif season of years 2017 with four varieties viz., Kailash, Baspa, Triloki, Jwala and local strain as check. Line sowing with recommended seed rate and other cultural practices were adopted in demonstrated varieties. Total area of 4.5 ha with 25 demonstrations was covered during the kharif season of 2017 in two clusters/villages. The maximum yield, gross return, net return and B:C ratio was recorded in variety Kailash followed by Triloki, Baspa and Jwala. Minimum value for yield, gross return, net return and B:C ratio was observed in local strain with farmers practice.
Dry temperate region, Line sowing, Rajmash
