Cluster front line demonstrations were conducted in Shahabad and Kishanganj block of Baran district of Rajasthan by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baran during 2012- 13 to 2018-19. | 2020 9 11 1692-1698 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 11 2020 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Impact of Cluster Frontline Demonstrations on Yield Knowledge Adoption and Spread of Blackgram in Tribal Belt of Rajasthan Subhash Aswal Sunil Kumar D. K. Singh T. C. Verma K. C. Meena and Pappu Khatik Krishi Vigyan Kendra Anta Baran Agriculture University Kota Rajasthan India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Cluster front line demonstrations were conducted in Shahabad and Kishanganj Adoption level block of Baran district of Rajasthan by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Baran during 2012- Blackgram Cluster 13 to 2018-19. The total 505 demonstrations were laid out on 198 ha area of front line demonstrations farmer s field as per recommended package of practices of Agriculture University Horizontal spread Kota. The farmers practice was considered as control plot in demonstration Package of cluster. A significant enhancement in the yield of blackgram was recorded over practices PU 31 the control by and percent for the year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 and 2018-19 Article Info respectively. The overall adoption level of blackgran production technology was Accepted increased due to cluster front line demonstrations. The local variety replaced by 12 October 2020 PU 31in demonstration area and covered per cent blackgram area of the Available Online Baran district. 10 November 2020 Introduction has been reported that black gram produces N ha-1yr-1 which supplements 59 Blackgram Vigna mungo is one of the thousand tons of urea annually Jat et al. important Indian origin pulse crop. The 2017 . important states that cultivates blackgram are Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Andhra It is an important pulse crop grown during the Pradesh Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh
