Vol. 2 (6) : November-December 2011 issue
Green Farming Vol. 2 (6) : 690-693 (November-December, 2011) (New Series)
Knowledge and adoption behaviour of sugarcane growers regarding integrated pest & disease management practices in Nandurbar District
P.L. PATEL1* and S.V. SUPE2
School of Agril. Sciences, Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nasik - 422 222 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1Ph.D Student & Asstt. Prof. *(saac5@rediffmail.com), 2Research Guide & Ex. Head
Subject : Plant Pathology, Nematology and Virology, Mushroom Cultivation
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P.L. PATEL and S.V. SUPE. 2011. Knowledge and adoption behaviour of sugarcane growers regarding integrated pest & disease management practices in Nandurbar District. Green Farming Vol. 2 (6) : 690-693 (November-December, 2011) (New Series)
ABSTRACT
The present study was undertaken in Nandurbar District with he specific objectives to know the knowledge level and adoption behavior of sugarcane grower regarding IPDM practices. In distributional analysis it was observed that majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge and majority of the respondents (60 %) had medium level of adoption of IPDM practices. Regarding practice wise adoption of IPDM most of respondents follows cultural operations followed by mechanical practices. In relational analysis it was observed that education , land holding, area under sugarcane , annual income, socio-economic status and sources of information were positively and significantly correlated with adoption level.
Key words :
Adoption behaviour, integrated pest & disease management, knowledge level, Saccharam officinarum, sugarcane.