Success story on technology/variety under Cluster FLD on Rabi Pulses 2016-17

Success story on Cluster FLD on Rabi Pulses 2016-17

i	Name of KVK	Nagapattinam
ii	Name and address of farmer along with photograph	Mr. C. Karthikeyan S/O. Chinnapannai Kongarayanallur, Thirumarugal Block Nagapattinam District
iii	Crop and variety	Black Gram VBN 6
iv	Farming situation	Rice fallow condition
v	Details of technologies demonstrated	Seed treatment with Imidacloprid  48 % FS @ 5 ml/kg of seed, Seed treatment with Trichoderma viride @ 4 gm/Kg of seed andSeed treatment withRhizobium 20 gm/kg of seed Foliar spraying of TNAU Pulse wonder@ 5 kg/ha ,Installation of Yellow sticky trap for controlling white flies@ 5 Nos. /Acre.
vi	Farmers practice (check variety)	ADT 3
vii	Performance of technology vis-à-vis local check (increase in production & productivity with net returns)	Yield (q/ha)	Net returns (Rs./ha)	Yield gap (q/ha) over check
Demo	Check	% increase	Demo	Check	% increase	4.0
7.5	3.5	53.3	41880	10611	74.66
Vii	Farmers feedback  for crop & technology	VBN 6 variety is non shattering and synchronized maturityHighly resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus VBN 6 variety give more yield than check varietyMain advantage of this variety is short duration (60-65days), Suitable for rice fallow condition also.Farmers interested to go for next year.

2. Yield (q/ha)