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    STUDY ON AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ATMA) IN TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY IN BARABANKI DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH
    (2024-03-17) Ashwani Kumar; Dr H C Singh
    The present study entitled “A study on agricultural technology management agency (ATMA) in transfer of agricultural technology in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh was undertaken with a view to analyze and lay forth a plan of action for addressing the corresponding issue of influencing socio-personal, economic, and other aspects to achieve quick growth in output. The PPS sampling method was used to select a total of 250 farmers (125 trained + 125 untrained = 250). Out of the district's total of 17 blocks, we chose to sample just two at random: Banki and Nindaura. In order to choose 125 skilled farmers, eight villages were selected, four from each block strategically chosen to participate in the ATMA program. In the same way, four villages in a single block not included in the ATMA initiative were chosen, making a grand total of eight villages from which 125 untrained farmers were chosen. The response was obtained from each individual respondent through structured interview schedule developed for the collection of data. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed with the help of suitable statistical tools and techniques such as percentage, weighted score, weighted mean score rank, order etc. The findings of the study revealed that, the majority of both the trained and untrained farmers (70.40% and 67.20%) had a medium level of socioeconomic status. Most trained farmers (60%) and untrained farmers (69.60%) had overall medium knowledge about improved paddy cultivation technology. The majority of trained farmers (61.6%) and untrained farmers (65.6%) had medium overall adoption of improved paddy cultivation technology. The Education (x1), Family type (x2), Housing Pattern (x4), Farm Power (x6), Farming Experience (x7), Occupation (x8), Social Participation (x10), SIUP (x11), Communication Behaviour (x12) and Achievement Motivation (x14) were important independent variable to predict the adoption level of trained farmers and Education (x1), Family Size (x3), Farm Power (x6), Farming Experiences (x7), Social Participation (x10) and Achievement Motivation (x14) were important independent variables to predict the adoption level of untrained farmers about improved paddy cultivation technology. The most serious constraints were perceived by most trained and Untrained farmers was ‘high cost of diesel’ at rank first. Most educated farmers revealed that the farmers should join cooperatives in order to sell their products in bulk first and most untrained farmers thought that "improved seed variety should be provided at the right time” to overcome the constraints at first. Therefore, the most important suggestions being made in view of the expressed opinion of the farmers, observations of the investigator and the inferences drawn from the study is that the Trainings on small enterprises based on agriculture with agriculture farming should be associated.
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    Effect of date of sowing and varieties on growth and yield parameters in spring maize (Zea mays L.)
    (2023-08) Ashwani Kumar; Dr Sarvendra Kumar
    The present investigation entitled “Effect of date of sowing and varieties on growth and parameters in spring maize (Zea mays L.)” was carried out during Spring season of 2022 at Crop Physiology Farm, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. The field experiment included two factors, viz. dates of sowing (11th March & 1st April) and varieties (DKC-9248, DKC-9108, Pioneer- 3355, DKC-9208, Pioneer-1899) was laid out in split plot design and replicated four times. The date sowing on 11th March recorded better growth, yield attributes and grain yield (53.79 q/ha) and harvesting index (31.45%) of maize crop. Among maize varieties tested Vi3 DKC-9248 exhibited maximum grain yield (63.77q/ha) and harvest index (30.84 %) compared to other tested varieties. As regard physiological parameters sowing date on 11th March recorded maximum RGR at 60 to 90 days (40.37 mg/g/day). Among varieties respectively Pioneer-1899 recorded maximum RGR (40.63 mg/g/day).