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Subject: Extension Education × Author: Amandeep Singh × End date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Status of vegetable cultivation in Sangrur district of Punjab
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Amandeep Singh; Dharminder Singh
    The present study entitled “Status of vegetable cultivation in Sangrur district of Punjab” was conducted in Malerkotla block of Punjab. Four vegetables crops i.e. cauliflower, cucumber, okra and capsicum were selected for the present study. A sample of 120 vegetable growers was selected randomly keeping in view that at least 50 farmers were selected for each vegetable crop. The study intended to know the personal profile of vegetable growers, the status of vegetable cultivation and problems faced by the vegetable growers. Study revealed that 57.50 per cent of the respondents belonged to age group of 37-48 years and 28.34 per cent of respondents were educated up to matric level. It was revealed that 81.68 per cent of respondents had taken loan from commission agents. The major source of information regarding vegetable cultivation were pesticide dealers with mean score 2.67 followed by progressive farmers with mean score 1.38. Majority of the respondents i.e., 87.50 per cent had purchased the seed from private seed shop and cultivated non-recommended varieties of selected vegetable crops. It was inferred that majority of respondents sown these vegetable crops at more than recommended row to row spacing and less than recommended plant to plant spacing. It was found that respondents had not used the recommended dose of fertilizers and pesticides the selected vegetable crops and they had applied more number of sprays than recommended. Almost all the respondents i.e., 92.50 per cent sold their produce to the local market. It was found that 15.00 per cent of the respondents wanted to decrease area of vegetable cultivation in winter season whereas 7.50 per cent of the respondents wished to decrease the area in summer season due to their decreasing profits. Major problems faced by the respondents were fluctuations in market rates and non-remunerative prices. The other problems which were reported by the growers were high cost of inputs, high cost of labour, non availability of canal water and lack of technical knowledge about plant protection measures.