Effect on yield and profitability of toria through mega project on rapeseed and mustard in Darrang district of Assam

Abstract

The Mega project on Rapeseed & mustard was launched on November 10 last year, 2023 which is implemented by AAU-ZRS Shillongani, Nagaon and ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The aim of this scheme is to help the farmers of Assam to become more self-reliant by producing improved variety of rapeseed and mustard seed in 6900 bighas of land and pave the for the start of yellow revolution. The area covered in Darrang district under Mega project is 300 bigha with 100 CDs. Both toria as well as mustard variety has been provided to the farmers. A total of 228 bighas of land is allotted for toria variety TS-38 and 72 bigha for mustard variety PM-28. This project was conducted in five clusters of Darrang District under the guidance of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darrang. The project was conducted with proper technological guidance to the farmers along with critical input like seed, fertilizer, vermicompost and necessary plant protection measures. Improved crop management practices recorded the highest mean seed yield of 9.9 q ha-1 in cluster 2 and 5 followed by 9.8 q ha-1 in cluster 3, 9.5 q ha-1 in cluster 1 and 9.4 q ha-1 in cluster 4 respectively.