Dr. Tulasi Lakshmi Thentu and Dr. SM Muneendra Naidu

In addition to tur and blackgram, greengram (Mungbean) is an essential pulse crop in India. District produces less greengram than state and national averages. Since domestic demand is larger, greengram is imported. Considering the agronomic constraints to improve the production and attain higher yields crop production discipline of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nellore district conducted frontline demonstrations on greengram covering an area of 20 acres in Bukkapuram, Velagapadu, Laxmipuram, Anathapuram, and Komarikonduru villages during 2017-18 and 2018-19 to compare line sowing with broadcasting. Line sowing method recorded 182.1% higher yield than farmers’ practice (193.3 kg/ha) and also obtained higher Benefit: Cost ratio of 1.81 which was higher than farmer practice where they got only 1.41. Line sowing method boosted crop yield and yield-attributing features compared to broadcasting. Thus, farmers must be educated about line sowing through training and demonstrations. To increase profits, farmers should use line sowing. During experimental period the technology gap is 12.5-18.5 and technology index varied from 58.36 to 74.

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