KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY MAIZE GROWERS
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2020-11-13
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Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The present study entitled “Knowledge and adoption of integrated pest management practices by maize growers” was conducted in Buldhana , Motala and Malkapur tahasil of Buldhana district of Maharashtra State with following specific objectives.
1.To study the personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of maize growers
2.To study the knowledge and adoption of integrated pest management practices by maize growers
3.To study the relationship between selected characteristics of maize growers with knowledge and adoption of integrated pest management practices by maize growers
4.To identify the constraints faced by the maize growers in adoption of IPM practices in maize crop
The study conducted in Buldhana, Motala, Malkapur talukas of Buldhana District. On the basis of maximum area under maize crop; four villages were identified from the selected talukas on the basis of maximum area under maize crop.ten respondents were selected from each selected villages from above selected tahsils, thus making a total sample of 120 respodents. From 12 villages of three tahsils of Buldhana district. Thus, data was collected with the help of structured and pretested interview schedule from 120 farmers.
The finding of present investigation indicate that , majority of the maize growers (50.83%) were in the middle age group of 36 to 50 years, near about half of the respondents i.e. 49.17 and 25.83 per cent were educated up to secondary school and middle school respectively, about (36.67%) of the respondents were possessed semi- medium land holding category, more than fifty per cent (57.67%) of the respondents having agriculture as their occupation, Three fourth of the respondents i.e. 65.00 per cent had medium farming experience, nearly fifty percent of the maize growers i.e. 49.17 and 20.83 per cent had annual income between Rs. 1,00,001/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- and upto Rs. 1,00,000/- respectively, nearly about three fourth (72.50%) of the respondents had seasonal cropping pattern, most of the respondents (60.83%) had medium (1.01 to 2.00 ha) area under cultivation of maize crop, majority of respondents (66.67%) were found to be in the middle level of use sources of information, nearly about three fourth i.e. 68.33 per cent of the respondents were found in medium category of economic motivation and near about three fourth of the respondents i.e. 66.67 % were found in medium category of scientific orientation.
In case of knowledge, the findings among the selected variables, education was positively and highly significant with the knowledge of maize growers about IPM practices of maize crop.
In case of adoption,The finding among the selected variables, education, farming experience and economic motivation were positively and highly significant with adoption of IPM practices of maize crop.
The majority 70.84 per cent of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about recommended IPM practices of maize.
The Majority of i.e.72.50 per cent of the respondents had medium level of adoption of recommended IPM practices of maize crop.
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The study conducted in Buldhana, Motala, Malkapur talukas of Buldhana District. On the basis of maximum area under maize crop; four villages were identified from the selected talukas on the basis of maximum area under maize crop. Ten respondents were selected from each selected villages from above selected tahsils, thus making a total sample of 120 respondents. From 12 villages of three tahsils of Buldhana district. The data was collected with the help of structured Interview Schedule.
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MOREY MADHURI DNYANESHWAR. (2020). Knowledge and adoption of integrated pest management practices by maize growers. Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2020. Print. xvii, 105p. (Unpublished).