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Crop Research

Increasing productivity and profitability of sesame through cluster frontline demonstrations

DOI: 10.31830/2454-1761.2018.0001.32    | Article Id: 015 | Page : 268-270
Citation :- Increasing productivity and profitability of sesame through cluster frontline demonstrations. Crop Res. 53: 268-270
Ramesh Kumar, Ashok Dhillon, Jailal Yadav, Neeraj Pawar, Yogita Bali rkumaragro@gmail.com
Address : CCSHAU Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mahendergarh-123 029 (Haryana), India; 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra (CCSHAU), Jhajjar-124 103 (Haryana), India; 2Krishi Vigyan Kendra (CCSHAU), Bhiwani-127 021 (Haryana), India
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Abstract

Cluster frontline demonstrations on sesame crop were conducted at farmers’ fields in Mahendergarh district of Haryana state during kharif 2016 and 2017. Cultivation of sesame by adopting improved practices in demonstration resulted in 21.8% yield increase over farmers’ practice. The average gross returns, net returns and benefit: cost ratio in demonstration plots came out to be Rs. 41618/ha, Rs. 24700/ha and 2.46, respectively. The higher yield and returns in demonstrations indicated that productivity of sesame at farmers’ fields could be increased by adopting improved practices.

Keywords

Additional returns  benefitcost ratio  cluster frontline demonstrations  sesame  technology gap.

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