Effect of Improved Technology on Remunerative Crops of Chikna Watershed in Submontaneous Tract of Punjab

摘要

The results of the investigations carried on soils with different fertility status revealed that by utilizing improved technology the yield of various crops can be increased from 11.5 to 62.8% over farmers' practice. This increase in grain yield was attributed to 20--80% adoption of improved rainfed technology. The major earning of farmers of Chikna watershed is based on rainfed agriculture but the erratic behavior of rain leads to poor productivity of different crops in this watershed. Also, the undulating topography, poor fertility status and poor texture are the main constraints of low productivity of different crops along with meager adoption of improved rainfed technology. The identification and selection of remunerative cropping sequences on low, medium and high fertility soils are the only way out to get maximum benefit from these soils. Maize-wheat and gram-wheat cropping sequences can be successfully practiced on all types of soils to get the highest market returns (Rs 54,088 and Rs 58,064 respectively) on heavy textured soils. So, with the adoption of latest techniques of cultivation, the farmers of Chikna watershed can get higher productivity of their crops along with adoption of suitable cropping techniques.