Impact of Frontline Demonstrations on Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) in Kurukshetra District of Haryana State, India

Abstract

FLD is a unique approach to provide a direct interface between scientists and farmers resulting in bridging the yield gap that exists between a validated technology and existing farmer practices. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurukshetra has conducted 40 front line demonstration on wheat Var. WH 1105 during two consecutive year from 2022-23 to 2023-24 under 16 ha area to demonstrate technological and extension yield gaps of improved technologies. Study revealed that improved cultivation practices comprised under FLDs viz., recommended variety, seed treatment with bio fertilizer, seed rate, timely sowing resulted in increase in yield in wheat crop over the check plots. The improved technologies gave higher yields and recorded a mean yield of 52.0 and 53.9 q/ha during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively which was 5.69 and 6.94 percent higher compared to prevailing farmers practice. The technology gap was 19.0 and 17.1 q/ha and extension gap was 2.80 and 3.50 q/ha during the year 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively.