Status and digital documentation of pulse crops in the temperate area of Jammu region
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2021-07
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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu
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Pulse crops have been an important component of agriculture since ancient times. The world’s major pulses producing countries, which together account for half of the global production are India¸ Canada, China, Myanmar and Brazil. India is the largest producer of pulses, accounting for 25 per cent of global pulses production. In the past decade, pulse production increased by 36.5 per cent mostly contributed by chick pea, mung bean and urd bean. However, India needs to increase pulses production from 19 Mt/mt to anywhere between 25.4 and 36.9 Mt to meet its deficit. The total pulse crop area of the Jammu and Kashmir state was 18,893 hectares. In Jammu region and Kashmir region it was reported 12,955 ha and 5938 ha respectively (DSE 2018). The present study entitled “Status and digital documentation of pulse crops in the temperate area of Jammu region” was undertaken. The Jammu division comprises of ten districts. The present study was conducted in four districts namely Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur and Kathua in temperate area of Jammu region. The study was carried out in temperate area of Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur and Kathua districts of Jammu division purposively because maximum acreage of pulse crop in these four districts. The study conducted in four district found that the average productivity of rajma was 2.64 q/ha while that of black gram was 2.47 q/ha. The productivity of green gram, red lentil, horse gram and French bean was 2.02 q/ha, 1.37q/ha, 3.34q/ha and 2.71 q/ha respectively. The results shows that all the respondents use FYM for cultivation but the dosage of application varies between different areas and under different crops and all the respondents use manual method for weed management. The overall C:B ratio of rajma, black gram, green gram, red lentil, horse gram and French bean was 1.53:1, 1.17:1, 1.02:1, 0.95:1, 2.15:1 and 2.16:1 respectively . Among all the factors age (p= .000), land holding (p= .002), fragmentation (p= .000), farming experience (p= .000), on farm income (p= .000), off farm income (p= .001), extension contact (p= .003) and productivity (p= .004) significantly affected the per cent of income from pulse crop of the respondent. By using the GPS coordinates in different locations of studied areas a digital map was generated which can help to easily find the pulse growing areas for future references. The digital database is also generated which shows the information and status of different pulse crops grown in different areas of study and further these digital database can be accessed by visiting a newly created online platform. There were many problems being faced by the farmers regarding the cultivation of pulse crops as 83 per cent of total respondents expressed lack of irrigation as constraint, the 64 percent of total respondents expressed poor extension linkage as a constraint, the 75 per cent of respondents expressed lack of awareness as constraint, the 49 per cent of respondents expressed inputs not available at right time as a constraint, the 26 per cent of total respondents expressed wild animal destroy the crop as a constraint and 17 per cent of total respondents expresssed shattering problem during harvesting time as a constraint. There were also some suggestions given by the farmers as the respondents give suggestion that proper awareness regarding pulse crop cultivation should be provided, organic cultivation
of pulse crop should be promoted, irrigation facilities need to be strengthened. Marketing linkages should be promoted, the 18 per cent of the respondents thought that more research should be done on developing rain fed varieties and storage facilities need to be developed. The study founded that most of the farmers were using organic way of production and they also want that this should be promoted as more as possible, this is encouraging outcome of thestudy that farmers preferring organic way of cultivation that conventional way of farming.
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Preferred for your work. Singh,G.2021. Status and Digital Documentation of Pulse Crops in Temperate Area of Jammu Region, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, India.