Impact of cluster frontline demonstrations in productivity enhancement and dissemination of pigeon pea production technology in Dholpur, Rajasthan

The field study was carried out by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dholpur to assess the yield gap of Pigeon Pea through Cluster frontline demonstration. Demonstrations on improved technologies were conducted in 40 ha at 133 framers’ fields of Dholpur district during Kharif season of 2019-20 and 2020-21. Improved crop management practices recorded the highest mean seed yield of 16.67 q ha-1 which was 18.77 per cent higher than the yield obtained with farmers practice (14.30 q ha-1). The extension gap technological gap, and technological index were recorded 2.67 q ha-1, 4.52 q ha-1 and 24.50 per cent respectively. Due to adoption of improved package of practices, demonstration plots recorded higher average seed yield over local check.