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hough pomegranate cultivation is a profitable venture but
it was adversely affected due to incidence of bacterial blight
disease. It has been not fully controlledwith the use of presently
available chemicals and other methods. Hence, University of
Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (UHSB) involved in research to
find a remedy for the disease as lot of farmers in the growing
areas were having the trouble in controlling this disease.
UHS, Bagalkot innovated a technology called “Darakshak” a
Bioconsortium. Now it has been appreciated by many farmers
and there is lot of demand for the product. Hence, a study was
conducted to assess its impact on quality of fruits, yield and
income. Sample of 30 producers each Darakshak users and non
users of Darakshak were selected randomly for the study (2017-
18) based on the Darakshak users list. The establishment cost
of pomegranate orchard estimated at Rs.2,06,236 per acre in
both the cases. The annual cost of cultivation of pomegranate
of Darakhsak users was Rs.1,10,347 per acre and in case of non
users it was Rs.1,21,342 per acre. Output increased by 13.5
per cent to the users of Darakshak (67.50 quintal) compared to
non-users of Darakshak (58.38 quintal). Gross returns received
from an acre were Rs.2,71,350 at a price of Rs.4,020 per quintal
for Darakshak users but it was less in non Darakshak users
(Rs.2,23,069 at a price of Rs.3,821 per quintal). Darakshak
was not only increasing the crop yield but also there was
improvement in the quality of fruits. Darakshak users received
better price for their fruits compared to non users, though both
of them sold in the same market. Pomegranate cultivation was
more profitable in case of Darakshak users as indicated by B:C
ratio of 2.62 which was less in case of non users (B:C ratio 1.83).
Majority of the producers expressed that bacterial blight was
themajor productionproblemfollowedby irrigation, decreasing
yield and fluctuation in prices. Pomegranate producers opined
that Darakshak ismore effective on blight disease, improved the
crop health and quality of the fruit. This ultimately increased the
yield and income of the producers and also there was reduction
in the production cost. Thesewere themain reasons for farmers
using the Darakshak developed by UHS Bagalkot, Karnataka.
Speaker Biography
Mallikarjun Gurappa Kerutagi is currently working as a university head for the
Department of social and allied sciences, UHS, Bagalkot, Karnataka. He was awarded
with gold medals at university level from Sri Ramakrishna Mission. He is also a
member in academies, have published 50+ articles and also working as a referee for
journals. His focus of interest is seed production, horticulture, testing trials, dairy etc.
e:
mgkerutagi@yahoo.comMallikarjun Gurappa Kerutagi
Pavithra A S
and
Manjunatha G
University of Horticultural Sciences, India
Impact of Darakshak: A bioconsortium on quality, yield and income of pomegranate
growers in Karnataka
Mallikarjun Gurappa Kerutagi et al.
,
J Trauma Crit Care, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7358-C1-001