36.47 21.20 33.84 Table 2: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations in Central Plain Zone 22.65 52.94 Table 4: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations under late sown condition

122 Journal of Food Legumes 263 4, 2013 888 cultivars with maximum net profit of Rs. 37172 per ha Table 2 and Fig. 3. attained by the farmers which was 52.94 higher over local check, 202.81 over state and 183.48 higher over national average Table 3. The net return of Rs. 38401 per ha was realized by the participating farmers which was 71.55 more as compared to local check Fig. 4. Under late sown condition, PKG-59 and Pusa-372 varieties were experimented at farmers fields 87 farmers covering 92.5 acre area. The average yield of 14.63 qha was achieved which was 45.72 superior over local check 10.04 qha, 95.59 over state and 83.1 over national average Fig. 5 and Table 4. Net return of Rs. 31654 per ha was realized by the farmers. Table 1: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations in rainfed situation Yield qha Net Return Rs.ha Varieties Districts No. of Farmers Area acre Demo Check Increase Demo. Local Check Income KGD-1168 Chitrakoot 39 11.00 12.78 10.00 27.80 26795 21790 22.97 KWR-108 Chitrakoot, Jalaun 24 12.50 14.88 10.60 40.38 33830 22800 48.38 Awarodhi Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Sonbhadra, Banda 145 108.00 17.39 12.69 37.04 35650 23560 51.32 DCP-92-3 Chitrakoot, Lalitpur 50 16.40 16.78 11.92 40.77 37844 25960 45.78 Radhey Jalaun 1 1.13 15.25 12 27.08 33825 24900 35.84 GNG-663 Jhansi 5 6.25 20.2 16.2 24.69 48200 28745 67.68 BG-256 Lalitpur 22 20 17 11.4 49.12 38095 19730 93.08 Pusa-362 Sonbhadra, Mirzapur 76 21.00 20.09 15.72 27.80 47666 35234 35.28 TotalWt. Mean 362 196.28 17.25

12.64 36.47

37145 24644 50.73 Fig. 3: Yield performance of chickpea in Uttar Pradesh : 2010-11 2011-12 Yield qha Net Return Rs.ha Varieties District No. of Farmers Area acre Demo Check Increase Demo. Local Check Income Awarodhi Kanpur Dehat, Hardoi 143 67.50 21.85 15.98 36.73 37172 22478 64.00 Pusa-256 Unnao, Raebareli 24 15.00 18.11 15.32 18.21 31842 24839 26.00 RSG-888 Sitapur 12 12 21.4 15.7 36.31 34408 22648 51.93 TotalWt. Mean 179

94.50 21.20

15.84 33.84

35975 22874

58.00 Table 2: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations in Central Plain Zone

Fig. 4: Yield performance of chickpea in eastern plain zone : 2010-11 2011-12 Eastern Plain Zone: In this agroclimatic zone, 4 districts Ghazipur, St. Ravidas Nagar, Sultanpur and Mau were included under demonstrations with the involvement of 198 farmers on 14 acre area. The average yield of 22.65 qha was Fig. 5: Yield performance of chickpea under late sown condition: 2010-11 2011-12 Singh, et al 2005 reported that on an average 22 qha yield was obtained by the farmers in eastern districts. Chickpea yield ranging between 8.7 to 23.4 qha was observed in the demonstrations. Singh Singh : Performance of chickpea in varied conditions of Uttar Pradesh 123 Table 3: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations in Eastern Plain Zone Yield qha Net Return Rs.ha Varieties District No. of Farmers Area acre Demo Check Increase Demo. Local Check Income Awarodhi Ghazipur 25 2.5 22 14.5 51.72 38500 22650 69.98 DCP-92-3 SRD Nagar 137.5 5.5 23.4 16.25 44 39052 22960 70.09 GNG-663 Sultanpur 10 1 21.5 15.4 39.61 37350 25300 47.63 Pusa-256 Mau 25 5.00 22.38 13.25 68.91 37840 21040 79.85 TotalWt. Mean 198

14.00 22.65

14.81 52.94

38401 22385

71.55 Table 4: Performance of Chickpea demonstrations under late sown condition

Yield qha Net Return Rs.ha Varieties Districts No. of Farmers Area acre Demo Check Increase Demo. Local Check Income PKG-59 Jalaun, Hamirpur, Kanpur Dehat 82 90.00 14.53 10.00 45.30 31579 16400 92.55 Pusa-372 Auraiya 5 2.5 18.38 11.5 59.83 34357 17992 90.96 TotalWt. Mean 87

92.50 14.63