Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Satyapal Singh, Deepak Sharma, JC Rana and SP Ahlawat

Abstract:
Crowd sourced citizen science is an emerging approach in plant sciences. The triadic comparison of technologies (tricot) approach has been successfully utilized by demand-led breeding programmes to identify varieties for dissemination suited to specific geographic and climatic regions. An important feature of this approach is the independent way in which farmers individually evaluate the varieties on their own farms as “citizen scientists.” In this study, we adopted this approach farmer experimentation for climate adaptation with triadic comparisons of technologies (tricot) to evaluate the native/local and improved black gram varieties in Northern hilly region of Chhattisgarh state. Specifically interested in evaluation of major phenotypic and quality parameters. Overall performance of Teliya Urad was highest and best than others relative varieties in his set/group followed by Indira urad and Hara Urad. Teliya Urad variety of black gram is native of Jhabua Madhya Pradesh. It is introduced in the project activity as sharing of variety. Many farmers demanding and preferring this variety than other variety due to very shined and contrast seed coat with high yield (747.93 Kg/ha.) and taste.