Economic impact of improved pearl millet production technology in resource-poor rainfed areas of Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

Ramakrishna, A. and Wani, S.P. and Rao, C.S. and Reddy, G.T. and Ramarao, M. (2004) Economic impact of improved pearl millet production technology in resource-poor rainfed areas of Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 45. pp. 75-77.

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Abstract

Five on-farm trials in Karivemula and Devanakonda watersheds of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India, demonstrated the economic viability of improved production technologies for pearl millet. The package included improved cultivar (ICTP 8203), seed rate of 4.0 kg/ha, seed treatment with thiram (3 g per kg of seed), and fertilizer dose of 60 kg N per ha and 30 kg P2O5 per ha.

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India
Subjects: Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: David T
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2010 22:23
Last Modified: 29 Dec 2010 19:49
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/701

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