Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Chickpea is important rabi pulse crop growing in district Panna. On production front Madhya Pradesh is leading grower of gram (chickpea). In India, Madhya Pradesh also recorded the highest productivity (9.86 quintal per hectare) of gram crop. However, the average productivity per hectare of chickpea in district Panna found to 8.43 quintal in the year 2015-16. Front line demonstrations were conducted at 60 farmers’ fields under 20 ha in one block of Panna district of 10 villages, to demonstrate production potential and economic benefits of improved technologies comprised viz., Method of field preparation (55.00%), Improved chickpea variety (JG-11& JG-16) (40%), Seed rate (75-80kg/hact) (51.67%) Seed treatment (Carbendazim at 1.5g/kg seed) (43.33), Method of sowing (46.47%), Spacing (30x10cm) (38.33%), Fertilizers (NPK) (50:150:70kg/hact), (28.33%), Plant Protection Measures (43.33%), Applying Post harvest technology (45.00%) and Method of marketing (53.34%) The demonstration was carried out at Panna district of Madhya Pradesh.