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EVALUATION OF POTATO BASEDCROPPING SEQUENCE THROUGH ON-FARMDEMONSTRATIONS IN BUXAR, BIHAR

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Title EVALUATION OF POTATO BASEDCROPPING SEQUENCE THROUGH ON-FARMDEMONSTRATIONS IN BUXAR, BIHAR
 
Creator Singh, Dhiraj Kumar
Abhay Kumar
Anirban Mukherjee
Ujjwal Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Md. Monobrullah
Rohan Kumar Raman
Ramkewal
Sudip Sarkar
 
Subject Cropping sequence, Bihar, demonstration, economics, system productivity
 
Description With changing climate, diversification can be an alternative option for farmers to fight climate change relatedproblems. Rice-wheat being the major cropping system followed in Indo-Gangetic plains need to be diversified with othercrops to get higher productivity and additional income. Potato is an important cash crop for farmers of eastern plainsduring rabi season. In this context, current study was conducted in Buxar district of Bihar to evaluate the inclusion ofpotato in the existing sequence and find the yield gap at farmers’ fields using on-farm demonstrations. Data was recordedthrough timely observation and was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The yield gap in potato in study area was foundto be 26.4 per cent which can be bridged by using high yielding variety like Kufri Mohan and following the recommendedpackage of practices. The economic analysis showed that farmers can earn nearly 40 percent more net return by adoptingnew varieties and scientific cultivation practices. Among five crop sequences evaluated at farmers’ field, rice-potato-moonggave highest system productivity of 234 quintal per hectare as well as maximum net returns. Thus, it is advocated to includepotato in the current cropping system which will boost productivity and income of farmers by manifold.
 
Publisher Indian Potato Association (IPA)
 
Date 2024-04-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/146816
 
Source Potato Journal; Vol. 50 No. 2 (2023): Potato Journal
0973-5909
0970-8235
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/146816/54288
 
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