Cluster Frontline demonstrations of six improved oilseed and pulses under ten year varieties viz. Chickpea (JG-16) Blackgram (IPU94-1 and Pratap Urd-1), Soybean (JS 95-60, and RVS 2001-04) and Mustard (Pusa Jagannath) with recommended production, productivity and protection technologies were conducted at randomly selected 348 farmers field in an area 139.20 hectare covering three blocks viz. Tikamgarh, Baldevgarh and Jarara zone of bundelkhand in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh during the period of 2015-16 to 2017-18. Results revealed that all the demonstrated improved above varieties performed significantly better in terms of increase in yield with a minimum of 29.5 percent in Mustard to a maximum of 62.5 percent in Blackgram over the existing cultivars. This indicates the opportunities of wider seed replacement in the district and greater feasibility adoption of improved varieties by the farmers.

Keyword: Oilseed and Pulses, Varieties, Community approach