Agriculture Update

U. N. Alse ¹, P. R. Deshmukh ², M. V. Kulkarni ¹, D. D. Patait ¹, V. B. Dhakne ²

Affiliations
1 Agricultural Technology Information Centre, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 Directorate of Extension Education, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The Agricultural Technology Information Centre is a single window delivery, dissemination and supporting system for various innovative and farm worthy techniques, technical advice, diagnostic services, input supply. To fulfil objectives of ATIC one of the important service offered to farmers is, information or technical know how is given on telephone (02452-229000) to farmers as per their demand in the form of questions/ doubts/ problems/queries. From the inception i.e. 1^st July 2014 this service is offered to farmers on every Tuesday 06.00 to 08.00 pm, all subject experts sit around the telephone and farmers calls are attended in the evening hours. The total questions received are 365, maximum question were received from the Parbhani district followed by Hingoli, major questions were belong to Agronomy discipline followed by Horticulture and Entomology. The results were discussed in detail in the paper.

Keywords

Krushi, Sanjwahini, Agriculture, Technology, Information Centre.

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S. G. Puri ¹, U. N. Alse ², D. D. Patait ², P. R. Deshmukh ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, ATIC, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 ATIC, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
3 Directorate of Extension Education, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in rainfed area of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. Beed district was selected for the purpose of study as a rainfed area, in which Ambajogai and Kaij tehsil has purposively selected. From Ambajogai tehsil three villages namely Jawalgaon, Ghatnandur, Kumbephal and in Kaij tehsil three villages namely, Borisawargon, Bansarola, Jawalban were selected purposively. Minimum five respondents from each village thus comprising of fifty pigeonpea growing farmers were selected by proportionate random sampling method. The sample predominantly comprised of middle aged (36 to 55 years) (58.00%). As regards of education majority of the respondents (52.00 %) were having graduate and above level education. Large majority (90.00 %) were having farming as main occupation with nearly equal percentage (38.00 % and 34.00 %) were in small and semi medium land holding. 88.00 per cent had medium level of annual income, 86.00 per cent had medium level of social participation and 68.00 per cent had medium contacts. With concern to knowledge and information all respondents (100.00 %) were knew BDN 711 variety. 66.00 per cent were purchased seed from farmers. 60.00 per cent were sown BDN 711 and 2.00 per cent were sown ICPH 2740 on irrigated land whereas 42.00 per cent were sown BDN 711 as rainfed crop in Kharif 2016. large majority (90.00 %) of the respondents were adopted insecticide, followed by 82.00 per cent were used weedicide and 80.00 per cent were used growth regulator for cultivation of pigeonpea. (78.00 %) had medium (13.61 to 40.64 q) level of productivity and 86.00 per cent had medium level (Rs.1744 to Rs. 1147) of expenditure.

Keywords

Comparative Study, Pigeonpea, BDN 711.

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S. G. Puri ¹, P. R. Deshmukh ², U. N. Alse ¹, D. D. Patait ¹

Affiliations
1 Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 Directorate of Extension Education, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Study was undertaken in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. Ambajogai and Kaij tehsil of Beed district has purposively selected. From Ambajogai tehsil three villages namely Jawalgaon, Ghatnandur, Kumbephal and in Kaij tehsil three villages namely, Borisawargon, Bansarola, Jawalban were selected purposively. Minimum five respondents from each village thus, comprising of fifty pigeonpea growing farmers were selected by proportionate random sampling method. 78.00 per cent of the respondents had medium (13.61 to 40.64 q) level of productivity, 84.00 per cent mentioned yield will be increased if followed the different technologies, 68.00 per cent mentioned drip irrigation system will help to increasing yield level. All of the respondents kept their produce for seed purpose and mentioned BDN 711 is a guaranteed crop due to higher productivity and other characteristics of crop, further it was observed that large majority (80.00 % to 96.00 %) of the respondents felt that BDN 711 variety had no effect of climatic change, intercultural operations are easier due to appropriate growth of plants, resistance for diseases, easier for threshing, suitable for rainfed condition, sustainable in water stress and superior for intercrop. 40.00 per cent of the respondents faced with low knowledge of improved technology and 34.00 per cent of the respondents suggested to provide effective insecticide spraying schedule.

Keywords

Benefits, Constraints, BDN 711, Pigeonpea.

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