Enhancement of Production and Productivity of Arhar Crop through Front Line Demonstration

This study investigates the enhancement of production and productivity of arhar crop through front line demonstration. The study was carried out during kharif season in six villages of Sambalpur district during 2010-11 to 2013-14 in 35 ha by active participation of 97 nos of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the improved technology of Arhar production potential. The improved technologies consisting use of modern variety, seed treatment with Rhizobium culture@20g/kg and Bavistin @ 2g/kg of seed, balanced fertilizer application on the basis of soil test value  and pest management. The result showed that the front line demonstration over period of four years (2010-11 to 2013-14) shows that 39.34% increase in yield over farmers practice. The results also revealed that as an impact of FLD, there is a significant change in the extent of adoption of the interventions like varietal replacement with ICPL-87119( 67% ), Nutrient Management( 61.9%), Plant Protection Measures( 54.7%), seed treatment (59.7%) and weed management(35.6%).