Quality Evaluation and Economics of Gum Cluster Bean Genotypes under Akola Conditions

A field experiment was carried out in 2020-21 at Instructional Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. PDKV, Akola with the objective to find out superior genotype of cluster bean for its quality parameters and cost of production i.e., gum content (%), protein content (%), test weight (g) and economics respectively. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and twelve treatments as genotypes. With respect to quality parameters, genotype IC-329639(T4) recorded maximum gum content (32.86 %), while maximum protein content (38.33 %) was found in genotype IC-298638(T8) and maximum (3.98 g) test weight in the genotype IC-421837(T7). Consequently, with regards to economics, highest gross returns (Rs 174000 ha-1), net returns (Rs 129137.7 ha-1) and B:C ratio (3.87) was recorded in the genotype IC-329639(T4).