Trends in Area, Production, and Yield of Mustard crop in Bharatpur Region of Rajasthan

  Meena Kumrawat,  Dr. Manju Yadav

Rapeseed-mustard (Brassica species) is the major rabi oilseed crop of India. Mustard seed is the second most important oil seed crop in India after soyabean accounting for nearly 20- 22% of the total oilseeds produced in the country. India is the fourth producer of mustard seed contributing to around 11 % of world’s total production. Rajasthan is the most giant mustard growing state and alone contributes 43% of the total mustard seed production in India (Mustard crop Survey Report 2014-15). In Rajasthan, the mustard crop is mostly cultivated in Alwar, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Dholpur, Sawaimadhopur, Sriganganagar, Jhunjhunu & Sikar districts. Bharatpur, eastern district of Rajasthan is the largest mustard growing division covering about 48 per cent of the total production of state. Therefore a study was carried out to assess the trend in area, production and yield of mustard crop in Bharatpur region of Rajasthan. Secondary data were compiled for the period 2001-02 to 2014-15 from various published sources and websites. The area, production and yield of mustard crop in Bharatpur region has been witnessing an increasing trend since 2001-2013 decade due to increasing usage of RM seed oil in food. Moreover, strong domestic demand for mustard seed oil was also one of the reasons for rise in production. During 2013-15 mustard crop shows decreasing trends in terms of area, production and productivity due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Keywords- Domestic demand, Area, Production and Yield

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1801053
Page Number(s) - 315-321
Pubished in - Volume 6 | Issue 1 | January 2018
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Meena Kumrawat,  Dr. Manju Yadav,   "Trends in Area, Production, and Yield of Mustard crop in Bharatpur Region of Rajasthan", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.6, Issue 1, pp.315-321, January 2018, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1801053.pdf