Increasing Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) through Improved Production Technology in Kalaburagi District of Karnataka

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) is most important pulse crop in Karnataka state. The productivity of chickpea is low because of non adoption of available technologies by the farmers. Hence, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalaburagi conducted 149 demonstrations at farmers’ field during the last 6 years showing improved production technology. The results revealed variation in the yield obtained probably due to variation in agro-climatic parameters under rainfed condition. The highest yield of FLDs plots of chick pea achieved by adopting improved production technology was 12.87q/ha compared to farmers’ practice (10.06 q/ha). Adoption of improved production technology increased yield by 27.80 per cent over farmers’ practices. The average technological gap, extension gap and technological index were calculated as 7.13 q/ha, 2.81 q/ha and 35.65 per cent, respectively. The economical parameters indicated that net profit of Rs. 33, 213/-ha was recorded under FLDs plot over farmer practices Rs 24, 095/-ha.