An Impact Assessment of plant protection technologies for sustainable production of horticultural crops, pulses and oilseeds at farmers field in central India

On farms trails (OFT) and Frontline demonstration (FLO) is most of the powerful tools for assessment and demonstration of technology in micro farming situation after this technology was ready for use. Keeping in view of an effective extension approach for dissemination of plant protection technologies for sustainable production of pulses, oilseeds and horticultural crops in central India farming system conducted at 130 farmers fields in 10 villages of one district chhindwara in satpura pleatue zone and three districts viz, Gwalior, Bhind and Morena in Gird agro climatic zone of Madhya Pradesh at central India during five consecutive years 2007–08 to 2011–12 was assessed. The impact assessment was based on the technologies assessed over farmers’ practices with reference to plant infestation per cent, yield, net return and cost benefit ratio. It was found that the significantly lower 2 gum spot/plant of gummosis disease was noticed in mandarin with assessed and demonstrated plant protection technologies in compression to farmers practice 5 gum spot/plant. The higher fruit yield 1150 fruits/plant, net return Rs 1140/plant and cost benefit ration 3.1 were also recorded over farmers practice 860 fruit/plant, Rs 757/plant and 2.75 respectively. Average 4.93 percent infestation due to insect pests and diseases were observed in vegetables and spices with assessed technology over farmers practice 16.95 percent infestation. higher 188.1 q/ha yield, Rs 117522.2/ha net return and 3.35 cost benefit ratio were also seemed in the recommended practice over farmers practice with their 157.65 q/ha yield, Rs 86331.7/ha net return and 2.43 cost benefit ratio. There are nine plant protection technologies were assessed and demonstrated at the farmers field for management of disease and insect pests in pulses. Average 4.7 percent infestation, 16.17 q/ha yield, Rs 27351/ha net return and 2.4 cost benefit ratio in comparison to farmers practice 13.24 percent infestation, 13.73 q/ha yield, Rs 20654/ha net return and 2.0 cost benefit ratio. On farm trails and front line demonstrations were undertaken to validate location specific plant protection technologies to manage the aphid infestation and disease complex in mustard, there are two technologies were assessed to control them. Average 4.65 percent infestation was observed with 19.75 q/ha yield, Rs 38855/ha net return and 3.3 cost benefit ratio, farmers were happy in comparison to their own practice, higher 12.25 percent infestation were noticed with 17.15 q/ha yield, Rs 31975/ha net return and 2.9 cost benefit ratio.