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ThesisItem Open Access AN IMPACT STUDY ON QUALITY PARAMETERS OF BASMATI RICE CULTIVATION IN SHAHJAHANPUR DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-10) MOHIT KUMAR PANDEY; Dr. Dan SinghDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION S.V.P. University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut-250110 (U.P.) INDIA Name of student : Mohit Kumar Pandey Id. No. : 4806 Admission : 2019-2020 Degree : M. Sc. (Ag.) Major : Agricultural Extension & Communication Minor : Agronomy S.V.P.U.A&T., Meerut 250110 Advisor : Dr. Dan Singh ABSTRACT Thesis title : “An impact study on quality parameters of basmati rice cultivation in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.” The present study was carried out during the year 2020-2021, in Shahjahanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 72.50 per cent basmati rice growers were observed in the middle age category with their ages ranging between 25 to 50 years, most of the basmati rice growers were educated, 65.83 per cent other backward caste, 88.33 per cent married, 74.16 per cent living in joint family system, 60.83 per cent having medium size of family, 90.00 per cent having pucca house, most of basmati rice growers were belonged to small and marginal farmers category, 91.66 per cent basmati rice growers possessed main occupation was farming, 18.34 per cent had membership in one organization, 50.00 per cent basmati rice growers having private electric tube well, 40.83 per cent were belonging to income group of Rs. 1,00,001 to 2,00,000, The maximum basmati rice growers were having medium knowledge about recommended package of practices in basmati rice production, these were higher in land preparation and use of green manures in basmati rice production. The maximum basmati rice growers had moderate level of adoption of recommended package of practices in basmati rice production. These were, however, higher in case of use of balanced fertilizers and selection of improved varieties. Wide gap was found between knowledge and adoption in use of green manures in basmati rice cultivation, while lowest technological gap was found in use of recommended soil in basmati rice cultivation Most important reasons behind the non-adaptation of recommended package of practices of basmati rice were high cost of seeds and chemicals, lack of guidance about recommended doses of chemicals and their application. (Dr. Dan Singh) (Mohit Kumar Pandey) Advisor StudentThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION LEVEL OF IMPROVED CULTIVATION PRACTICES AMONG THE POTATO GROWERS IN MEERUT DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) SUMIT KUMAR MISHRA; Dr. V. K. SinghDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION S.V.P. University of Agriculture and TechnologyMeerut-250110 (U.P.) INDIA Name of student : Sumit Kumar Mishra Id. No. : PG /A- 2751/19 Admission : 2019-2020 Degree : M. Sc. (Ag.) Major : Agricultural Extension & Communication, Minor : Agronomy Thesis Title: “A study on knowledge and adoption level of improved cultivation practices among the potato growers in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh” Advisor : Dr. V. K. Singh ABSTRACT The present study was carried out during the year 2020-2021, in Meerut districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 44.17 per cent potato growers were observed in the middle age category between 31 to 50 years, most of the 34.16 per cent potato growers were educated high school level, 74.16 percent belonging other backward caste, 86.66 per cent married, 74.16 per cent living in joint family system, 51.66 percent having large size of family, 84.16 per cent having pucca house, 34.16 per cent potato growers were belonged to medium and 30.83 per cent potato growers small land category, 75.83 percent potato growers possessed main occupation as farming, 30.83 per cent had membership in one organization, 75.00 per cent potato growers having private electric tube well, 45.83 per cent were belonging annual income group Rs. 1,00,001 to 2,00,000, 65.00 per cent potato grower mostly information from neighbors and relatives about new agricultural practices, maximum potato growers were always using a newspaper as a source of mass media contact. The maximum potato growers were having medium knowledge about recommended package of practices in potato production; these were higher knowledge in land preparation and use of recommended soil in potato production. The maximum potato growers had moderate level of adoption of recommended package of practices in potato production. These were higher in case of land preparation, selection of improved varieties and time of sowing. Most of the potato growers faced constraints in adaptation of recommended package of practices in potato production were high wage and non-availability of labours, lack of proper training and lack of knowledge about plant protection chemicals. (Dr. V. K. Singh) (Sumit Kumar Mishra) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AND CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS IN CABBAGE CULTIVATION OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021) Dheerendra Kumar; Dheerendra KumarS. V. P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250110 (U. P.) Name of students: Dheerendra Kumar ID. No. – PG/A-3720/2016-17 Degree: Ph. D (Agril. Ext. and Comm.) Admission – 2016 - 2017 Advisor: Dr. Dan Singh (Deptt - Agricultural Extension and Communication) Topic: A Study on Technological Gap and Constraints Analysis in Cabbage Cultivation of Western Uttar Pradesh Abstract The present study was carried out during the year 2019-20 in four blocks of Meerut and Hapur district of Western Uttar Pradesh. This study was done up on 200 respondents of different categories and data were collected through personal interview. The study revealed that the majority of cabbage growers (59.00 per cent) were belonged to middle age group, (54.50 per cent) belonged to Other Backward Caste, (22.50 and 22.50 per cent) respectively were having education up to 10th passed and intermediate level, (90.00 per cent) were married, (73.50 per cent) belonging to joint family system, (64.00 per cent) were having 5 to 8 members in family, (93.00 per cent) were having Pucca house, (96.00 per cent) respondents were engaged in agriculture as main occupation, (28.00 per cent) respondents were having membership of only one social organization, (39.50 per cent) were having 1 to 2 ha of land, (47.00 per cent) were using own electric tube well/diesel engine for irrigation, (99.00 per cent) were having toilets, (94.50 per cent) were having Gas stove/Gas cylinder for food making, (85.50 per cent) were having Motorcycle as transportation facility, (47.00 per cent) were having tractor-trolly and major source of information as extension Contact was found neighbors/ relative, while major source of information as mass media contact was found news paper. The most of the respondents earning income between Rs. 1 - 2 lakhs per annum. The study revealed that most of respondents were having high knowledge about package of practices in cabbage crop cultivation. The study also revealed that most of respondents were fully adopting of package of practices of cabbage crop cultivation in research area. The study revealed that the overall technological gap between knowledge and adoption level of respondents was found (18.49 per cent) with regard to improved cultivation package of practices in cabbage crop. The majority of the respondents (87.50 per cent) were reported ‘good quality seed is not available at governmental seed sale centre under input constraints, majority of the respondents (72.50 per cent) were reported “Lack of whole family approach for development” under extension constraints, majority of the respondents (64.50 per cent) were reported “lack of knowledge about improved varieties” under technological constraints, majority of the respondents (80.50 per cent) were reported “day by day fluctuation in market price” under marketing constraints and the majority of respondents (69.00 per cent) were reported that “Unavailability of labour at proper time” under miscellaneous constraints. The variable “Education” was found highly significant correlated with knowledge level and moderate significant correlated with adoption level. Advisor Author Dr. Dan Singh Dheerendra KumarThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON CROP RESIDUES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USING BY THE FARMERS OF UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2022) GIRIJESH YADAV; Dr. D.K. SinghS. V. P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250110 (U. P.) Name of students : Girijesh Yadav Id No : PG/A-4900/19 Year of Admission : Ist sem. 2019 Degree : Ph.D. (Ag.) Major : Agricultural Extension and Communication Minor : Agronomy Topic : “A Study on Crop Residues Management Practices Using by the Farmers of Uttar Pradesh.” Advisor : Dr. D. K. Singh Department : Agril. Extension & Comm. Abstract The study was conducted in Western Uttar Pradesh during the year 2021-22 to find out the Socio personal characteristics of the farmers practice on crop residue management. In the study 180 farmers were selected as respondent. The independent variables such as age, caste, education, marital status, family type, etc were measured. Data were collected through structured personal interview schedule. The statistical methods and tests such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation etc. were used for analysis of data. The result of the data showed that the majority 33.89% of the farmers belonged to lower medium age group followed by higher medium age group, 68.33% farmers belonged to Other Backward Caste. The majority 26.67% of respondents were educated up to intermediate, 64.44% respondent were engaged in agriculture as their main occupation, 52.78% were having medium size (2-4 ha) of land holding, 84.44% were used private tube well for irrigation, and 11.67% respondents were having membership of only one social organization while 88.33% farmers were having no any kind of membership. In the study 82.22% respondents were getting information from KVK Scientist. The majority 63.89% of the respondents were having medium level of knowledge regarding crop residues management, 66.56% respondents were having medium level of Attitude regarding crop residues management. The study reveals that the maximum 70.00% respondents were followed medium level of practices under crop residues management. To found many constraints maximum 90.55% respondents faced more time consuming in crop residues management constraints followed 88.33% respondents were faced labour charge is high for crop residues management. The result of the correlation analysis revealed that the adoption of crop residues management practices was found to be positively and significantly correlated with their education, source of information, irrigation facilities, home appliances, farm implements, transports facilities, annual income at 1 % level of significance. Size of land holding, social participation was found to have positive and significant correlation at 5 % level of significance. The variable age and marital status was found to have negative correlation with adoption of crop residues management practices. However the rest of the variables, namely caste, type of family, size of family, type of house, occupation were found to be positive but non-significantly correlated with the adoption of crop residues management practices. (D. K. Singh) (Girijesh Yadav) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF VEGETABLE GROWERS IN VARANASI DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2022) Akanksha Singh; Dr. Dan Singh SardarS. V. P. University of Agricultureand Technology, Meerut-250110 (U. P.) Name of students: Akanksha Singh ID. No. – PG/A-4899/19 Degree: Ph. D (Agril. Ext. and Comm.) Admission – 2019 Advisor: Dr. Dan Singh (Deptt - Agricultural Extension and Communication) Topic: A Study on Entrepreneurial Behavior of Vegetable Growers in Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh Abstract The present study was carried out during the year 2021-2022 in four blocks of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh.The present study was conducted on 160 respondents and data were collected through personal interview method with the help of interview schedule. The study revealed that the majority of vegetable growers (60.62 per cent) belonged to middle age group, (77.50 per cent) belong to Other Backward Caste, (36.25 per cent) were having education up tointermediate level, (86.25 per cent) were married, (57.50 per cent) belonging to joint family system, (55.62 per cent) were having 5 to 8 members in a family, (92.50 per cent) were having Pucca house,(79.38 per cent) respondents were engaged in agriculture as main occupation,(53.75 per cent) respondents were having membership of only one social organizations, (38.75 per cent) were having 1 to 2 ha of land, (51.25 per cent) were having medium material possession,(30.00 per cent) were having Rs. 2 lakhs to 3 lakh and majority of the respondents (42.50 per cent) belonged to medium socio-economic status.The study revealed that majority of the respondents (40.00 per cent) had medium communication behaviour with television as frequently used mass media and input dealor as frequently visited extension contact. It was found out that majority of respondents (47.50 per cent) had medium entrepreneurial behaviour with medium innovativeness, risk orientation, technical competency, decision making ability, scientific orientation, leadership ability and high achievement motivation, economic motivation, market orientation, management orientation and cosmopoliteness. The study concluded that the variable education, annual income, land holdings, social participation, material possession extension contact and mass media contact had positive and significant relationship at 0.01% level of significance while variable occupation had positive and significant relationship at 0.05% level of significance with entrepreneurial behaviour. Age was found to be having negative correlation with entrepreneurial attributes significant at 0.01%, while caste, marital status, family type, family size and housing pattern did not establish significant relationship with the entrepreneurial behaviour. It was noted that the most serious production constraints were non availability of fertilizers and pesticides at sowing time (64.37 per cent) and most serious marketing constraints were price fluctuation in the market (91.87 per cent). Most of the farmers suggested that if proper vegetable production facilities like timely production technology and good quality input are provided to farmers it will help them to increase their vegetable production without increasing production cost and ultimately their income will increase and also if proper marketing facilities are made available to them at reasonable rate they can sell their produce at desired price and can get better profit. (Dan Singh) (Akanksha Singh) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access STUDY ON PRESENT STATUS OF COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE IN UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2022-10) Samarjeet Singh; Dr. R.N. YadavDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION S.V.P. University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut-250110 (U.P.) INDIA Name of student : Samarjeet Singh Id. No. : 4242 Admission : 2018-19 Degree: Ph.D (Ag.) Department : Agricultural Extension & Communication Minor : Horticulture S.V.P.U.A&T., Meerut 250110 Advisor : Dr. R. N. Yadav ABSTRACT Thesis title : “Study on Present Status of Commercial Floriculture in Uttar Pradesh. The present study was carried out during the year 2020-2021, in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 68.75 per cent flower growers were observed in the middle age category with their ages ranging between 31 to 45 years, 28.75 per cent flower growers were intermediate educational qualification , 67.50 per cent other backward caste, 89.37 per cent married, 52.5. per cent living in joint family system, 63.65 per cent having medium size of family, 84.37 per cent having pacca house, 39.38 per cent flower growers were belonged to marginal farmers category, 63.75 per cent possessed main occupation was agriculture, 68.75 per cent had no membership in any organization, 50.00 per cent flower growers having irrigation rented, 55.00 per cent were belonging to income group of below Rs. 1,00,000, 72.50 per cent of the flower growers had a medium level of scientific orientation, 75.00 per cent had a medium level of economic motivation. In the Uttar Pradesh 2019-20 to 2020-21 trends of area as production has been decline of -6.06 per cent and -1.39 per cent, majority of 53.75 per cent marigold growers were having medium level of knowledge level, majority of 49.37 per cent rose growers having medium level of knowledge, majority of 55.63 per cent marigold growers were having medium level of adoption level, majority of 51.87 per cent rose growers having medium level of adoption level, majority 84.37 per cent flower growers production constraints had unavailability of fertilizers, manures and chemicals at the govt sale center, majority 90.62 per cent flower growers technical constraints had lack of knowledge about chemical application, insect pest disease, majority 96.62 per cent flower growers marketing constraints lack of transport and storage facility, only four variables i.e. education, social participation, size of land holding and mass media exposure had highly significant and positively correlated with the adoption level marigold growers and only three variables i.e. education, mass media exposure and scientific motivation had highly significant and positively correlated with the adoption level rose growers. (Dr. R. N. Yadav) (Samarjeet Singh) Advisor StudentThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND OPINION REGARDING SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME AMONG THE FARMERS(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-10) Anuj Kumar; Dr. D.K. SinghDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION S.V.P. University of Agriculture and Technology Meerut-250110 (U.P.) INDIA Name of student : Anuj Kumar Id. No. : 2019 Admission : 2018-2019 Degree : Ph.D (Ag.) Department : Agricultural Extension & Communication Minor : Horticulture S.V.P.U.A&T., Meerut 250110 Advisor : Dr. D. K. Singh ABSTRACT Thesis title : “A study on Awareness and Opinion regarding Soil Health Card scheme among the farmers.” The present study was carried out during the year 2020-2021, in Meerut and Muzaffarnagr districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 56.87 per cent SHC adopters were observed in the middle age category with their ages ranging between 31 to 60 years, most of the SHC adopters were educated, 90.63 per cent married, 72.50 per cent other backward caste, 73.13 per cent living in nuclear family system, 65.00 per cent having medium size of family, 93.75 per cent having pacca house, most of SHC adopters were belonged to small and marginal farmers category, 80.62 per cent SHC adopters possessed main occupation was farming, 52.50 per cent had membership in one organization, 70.00 per cent SHC farmers having private electric tube well, 66.87 per cent of the SHC scheme farmers had a medium level of scientific orientation, 74.38 per cent had a medium level of economic motivation, 34.38 per cent had very medium level of innovativeness, 33.75 per cent were belonging to income group of Rs. 1,00,001 to 2,00,000, 53.75 per cent of the SHC scheme farmers had a medium level of socio-economic status, majority of the SHC users mostly meet to neighbors and relatives to get the information, maximum SHC users were always using a mobile phone as a source of mass media contact, majority of soil health card adopters had possessed medium level of awareness about scheme and only five variables highly significant and positively correlated with the awareness level of SHC adopters, majority of SHC beneficiaries (76.25%) had opinion that SHC gives an idea of fertilizers usage pattern and SHC helps in timely management of fertilizers with ranked first and second respectively, 56.87 per cent of soil health card adopters had medium level of impact of Soil Health Card Scheme and only five variables had highly significant and positively correlated with the impact level on SHC adopters. Most important reasons behind the non-adaptation of Soil Health Card Scheme were high price of fertilizers, illiteracy among the farmers for using soil health card and extension workers are not available to advise at village level. (Dr. D. K. Singh) (Anuj Kumar) Advisor StudentThesisItem Open Access A Study on Managerial Abilities of Farmer Producers Organization Staff in Telangana”(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT-250 110 (U.P.), INDIA, 2023-08-01) Vavilala Priyanka; Dr. V.K. SinghThe present study was conducted during 2022-2023 in zone III (Rajanna Siricilla) of Telangana which has five districts namely, Karimnagar, Rajanna Siricilla, Medak, Siddipet and Kamareddy. The total numbers of FPOs in the zone were 66 FPOs. Out of this, 40 FPOs were selected using proportionate sampling from each district and randomly within the district. From each FPO, five staff members were interviewed randomly constituting a sample of 200 respondents using structured interview schedule. The findings of the profile characteristics of the farmer producer organization staff reported that majority (41.50%) of the respondents were middle aged and male (78.00%) with education up to graduation (38.50%). Most of the respondents (82.50%) were in the position of BOD having low experience (51.00%) of 2-5 years and received medium (40.50%) number of trainings. They also reported that sufficient staff facilities (56.50%) were available in the organization, were having medium (65.50%) extension activities, sufficient infrastructure facilities (51.50%), the interpersonal communication was medium (41.50%) with neutral (57.00%) departmental working environment. Maximum (67.00%) of the respondents were having extrovert personality with medium (59.50%) attitude towards delegation of authority, low (38.50%) achievement motivation. They also reported having medium (48.50%) job involvement, medium (49.00%) job satisfaction, medium (40.50%) perception of work load and medium (52.50%) job stress . The findings on the managerial abilities of the FPO staff revealed that majority of the respondents were having medium (53.50%) planning ability, medium (59.50%) organizing ability, medium (56.00 %) directing ability, medium (70.00%) communicating ability, medium (66.00%) supervising ability and medium (56.00 %) coordinating ability. On an overall, majority (60.00%) of the respondent were having medium managerial abilities. The findings of the role performance of the FPO staff reported that (52.50%) of the respondents were having medium level of role performance and for attitude of the FPO staff towards the organization (53.00%) were having favorable attitude towards the organization. The results showed lack of trained manpower, lack of own office buildings, lack of transportation facilities, lack of godowns and store houses for storage, lack of enough capital, lack of government funds for promotion of FPOs, advance payment is required for getting inputs and sudden spurt in demand for inputs during the season were perceived as the most severe constraints among technical and operational, marketing, financial and input supply constraints, respectively. xiiiThesisItem Open Access A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND USE LEVEL OF AGRO CHEMICALS IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AMONG THE FARMERS OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT-250 110 (U.P.), INDIA, 2023-11-01) Shankar Dayal Bharti; Dr. D.K. SinghThe present study was carried out during the year 2021-2022 in two blocks of Meerut district and two blocks of Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The data was collected from 160 respondents through structured interview schedule. The study reveals that the majority of vegetable growers 53.75 per cent belonged to lower medium age group, 47.50 per cent belong to Other Backward Caste, 33.75 per cent were having education up to high school level, 65.62per cent were having 5 to 8 members in a family, 85.62 per cent were having mobile phones for mass media exposure, 81.87 per cent respondents were obtaining information from progressive farmers, 84.37 per cent respondents were engaged in agriculture as main occupation, 44.37 per cent respondents were having membership of more than one social organizations, 31.87 per cent were having 02 to 04 ha of land, 90.62 per cent were having two wheeler as transport facility, 33.75 per cent were having Rs. above 2 lakh rupees. Further study revealed that majority of the respondents 56.87 per cent were having medium knowledge about fruit and shoot borer in vegetable cultivation, 54.37 per cent respondents were having medium knowledge about use of nitrogen application in vegetable cultivation, 53.75 per cent respondents were having medium knowledge about diseases in vegetable cultivation. The correlation coefficient between socio economic status of respondents and knowledge level of vegetable growers were found significantly at 0.01 per cent probability level with the age, education, caste, mass media, size of land holding and their annual income. The study also revealed that majority of respondents 77.50 per cent was having general awareness about technical application of agrochemicals in vegetables. Majority of respondents 55.63 per cent were used Fipronil, Cypermethrin, Flubendamite for the control of fruit and shoot borer in vegetables cultivation. The correlation coefficient between socio economic status of respondents and use level of agrochemicals in vegetables were found significantly at 0.01 per cent probability level with the age, education, caste, mass media, size of land holding and their annual income. It was also noted that majority of the respondents 84.37 per cent had medium communication behaviour with television as frequently used mass media and while under extension contact input dealers were used frequently. Most serious production constraints 65.62 per cent were observed as lack of adequate remunerative prices for vegetables whereas 70.62 per cent respondents were facing technical constraints.
