Performance of kharif onion cultivar on yield and cost benefit ratio through oft in northern Chotanagpur plateau of Jharkhand

Abstract

The experiment was conducted on suitability of cultivar for cultivation in khariff onion at Koderma district. We select the three cultivar (Arka Niketan, Arka Kalyan and Agrifound Dark Red). The experiment conducted at farmer field of Koderma district. We select ten farmers location and three replication. Data were collected in three parameter viz. Total Yield in q /hectare, performance of cultivar and economies. The present study revealed that Arka Niketan relished by IIHR Bangalore recorded the highest yield (27.2 t/ha.) which was at par with Agrifound Dark Red (25.8 t/ha.) and followed by Arka Kalyan (26.4 t/ha.). The bulb size was recorded was 20% larger than other cultivars but Agrifound Dark Red were showed at par with Arka Niketan. The B:C ratio was recorded 19% maximum with other selected cultivar.