Vol. 1 (5) : September-October 2010 issue
Green Farming Vol. 1 (5) : 497-498 (September-October, 2010) (New Series)
Constraints in pulses cultivation as perceived by the farmers
PARVEEN KUMAR1*, RAJINDER PESHIN2, M.S. NAIN3 and VIJAY KUMAR4
Division of Agricultural Extension Education, S.K. University of Agriculture Sciences & Technology - Jammu, Main Campus Chatha - 180 009 (J & K)
Designation : 1,4Ph.D. Scholar, 2,3Associate Professor
Subject : Agriculture Extension Education
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PARVEEN KUMAR, RAJINDER PESHIN, M.S. NAIN and VIJAY KUMAR. 2010. Constraints in pulses cultivation as perceived by the farmers. Green Farming Vol. 1 (5) : 497-498 ; September-October, 2010 (New Series)
ABSTRACT
A study of the four villages in Block Ranbir Singh Pura of District Jammu was conducted to know the various constraints faced by the farmers in cultivation of Pulses. The study revealed that that among the four major categories of constraints, institutional constraints were ranked I by the respondents with a mean percentage score (MPS) of 84.73. The other constraints reported were non availability of HYV seeds, unavailability of fertilizers, unavailability of plant protection chemicals at the time of sowing, low price of produce, lack of subsidy for inputs, lack of knowledge about seed rate, seed treatment, weed management dosage and method of fertilizer application.
Key words :
Categories of constraints, Infrastructure, Mean percentage score, Socio-economic, Technological constraints.
