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Subject: Extension Education × Author: Rajnish Kumar × End date: 2012 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Problems and prospects of kinnow production under drip irrigation system in Haryana
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Rajnish Kumar; Hudda, R. S.
    India is the second largest producer of fruits after China, with a production of 71516000 MT of fruits from an area of 6329000 hectares. Haryana ranks 13th in citrus production. Drip Irrigation is basically precise, slow and artificial application of water in the form of discrete continuous drops, hence, is economic method of irrigation. In Haryana 3112 ha. has been covered under Drip Irrigation System and sprinkler irrigation form essential input for improving productivity and quality of horticultural produce. The present study entitled “Problems and prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System in Haryana” was undertaken in the Sirsa and Hisar districts of Haryana state with the following specific objectives:- To measure the attitude of Kinnow growers towards Drip Irrigation System; To study the prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System; To identify problems encountered by the Kinnow growers under Drip Irrigation System; To establish association between attitude and personality traits of Kinnow growers. From each districts two blocks were selected purposively, twenty respondents using Drip Irrigation System technology were selected from each of the four selected blocks thus making total sample size of 80 respondents. A sample of 20 Kinnow experts was also taken randomly from scientists working under KVK of selected districts, department of horticulture, college of Agriculture, Hisar, extension functionaries working in district Horticulture office as respondents for the study. The study highlighted that majority of the respondents were in middle to old age groups, belonged to high to medium education status, social participation and extension contact, with high mass-media exposure, risk orientation, irrigation facilities, change proneness and fatalism/ scienticism, having medium socio-economic status. The majority of Kinnow growers had most favourable attitude towards Drip Irrigation System. The remaining were having favourable attitude towards Drip Irrigation System. It is further highlighted that risk orientation, fatalism scienticism and change proneness were found highly significant and positively associated with the attitude. Whereas education were found significantly and positively associated with the attitude of farmers toward Drip Irrigation System. The problems such as initial cost of Drip Irrigation System and its maintenance cost is very high. The problems related to technical aspects were installation of drip system is very cumbersome, the drip lines chocked due to salt in water. The present study shows that more than half of Kinnow growers perceived high level of prospects towards Drip Irrigation System. However, the few of them were having medium and low level prospects. Whereas, a great majority of the Kinnow experts perceived medium level of prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System followed by one third Kinnow experts perceived high level of prospects. None of the Kinnow experts perceived low level of prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System.