Comparative performance of production components on sesame crop in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh
Performance of sesame production components in Jhansi, UP
Keywords:
Technology gap, FLD, Sesame, Sesamum indicum, Improved production technology, extension gap, technology indexAbstract
Sesame is an important kharif crop of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh which can fetch higher foreign exchange provided its production can be increased so that we can cater larger global market. To evaluate performance of 5 different components viz. whole package, seed treatment, improved variety, method of sowing and fertilizer management. These were evaluated in five villages of Babina block in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and found that all components had positive response on yield performance with 12.12 to 31.83 per cent more yield was obtained as compared to farmers practice in the region.
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