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The front line demonstrations of soybean were conducted during the kharif season at 20 farmers fields, to demonstrate production potential and economic benefit of improved technologies consisting suitable variety (JS-97-52), integrated nutrient management (20: 60: 20: 20 kg NPKS/ha+ Rhizobium+ PSB@ 5g/kg of seed), integrated pest management (deep ploughing+ seed treatment with Trichoderma viridae@ 5 g/kg seed+ indoxacarb@ 500 ml/ha) at Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh during kharif season of 2009-10 and 2010-11. The improved technologies recorded mean yield of 20.8 q/ha, which was 32.6 percent higher than that obtained with farmers practice of 15.65 q/ha. Improved technologies gave higher mean net return of Rs. 25048/ha with a benefit cost ratio 2.32 as compared to farmers practice (Rs. 15340/ha, benefit cost ratio 1.86).