Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(7): 500-505 500 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.707.061 Evaluation of Yield Performance of Mustard (Brassica juncea) through Cluster Front Line Demonstration Hrish Kumar Rachhoya*, Mukesh Sharma and Kana Ram Sodh Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (GVM), Sardarshahar District-Churu -1 (Rajasthan), India-334003 *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction India is among the largest vegetable oil economies in the world. The contribution to the agricultural economy of India ranks second only to food grains. India is the third largest rapeseed-mustard producer in the world after China and Canada with 12 per cent of world’s total production (2006-07). This crop accounts for nearly one-third of the oil produced in India, making it the country’s key edible oilseed crop. Suitable agro-climatic conditions favor cultivation of all nine major oilseed crops. The oilseeds account for nearly 3% of the gross national product and 10 percent of the value of all agricultural products. More than 80 % of the total oilseed acreage and production is covered by the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Rapeseed-mustard comprises a group of cultivated oilseed Brassicas of tribe Brassicae within the family Brassicaeae.The mustard production scenario in the country has undergone a sea change. The main contributors to such transformations have been availability of improved oilseeds production technology and its adoption, expansion of International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 07 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Mustard is one of the most important oilseeds crop in India, which plays a major role in supplementing the income of small and marginal farmers of Churu district in the Desert of Rajasthan. One of the major constraints of traditional mustard farming is low productivity due to non-adoption of recommended package of practices and improved varieties. To replace this anomaly, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardharshahar, Churu-1 (Rajasthan) had conducted Cluster Front Line demonstrations (CFLDs) at adopted farmer’s fields. Cultivation practices comprised under CFLD viz., use of improved variety, line sowing, balanced application of fertilizers, timely weed management and control of insect-pest through insecticide -pesticides at economic threshold level showed that the yield of mustard increased from 44.31 to 50.08 percent over farmer’s practice during the demonstration period from 2015-16 to 2017-18.The technology gap of 433 kg/ha as minimum during 2016-17 to maximum of 722 kg/ha during year 2015-16 was observed. Keywords Cluster Front Line Demonstration (CFLD), Intervention, Technology, Yield and mustard Accepted: 06 June 2018 Available Online: 10 July 2018 Article Info