ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED DOSE OF FERTILIZERS BY THE MANGO GROWERS FROM SOUTH KONKAN REGION
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Date
2023-01-13
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Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli.
Abstract
The analysis of data revealed that less than two-third (61.67 per cent) of the mango growers
were in the ‘middle’ age category, more than one-third (39.16 per cent) of the mango growers were
having secondary school level of education, more than two-third (65.13 per cent) of the mango
growers had medium experience in mango cultivation, slightly more than half (51.67 per cent) of
the mango growers were in semi-medium size area under mango cultivation, majority (70.83 per
cent) of the mango growers had medium mango production, majority (70.00 per cent) of the mango
growers were from the medium income group, slightly less than two-third (65.83 per cent) of the
mango growers had constant age of the orchard.
The data again reported that slightly more than one-third (35.83 per cent) of the mango
growers had distance of source of input dealers 12.01 km and above from mango growers, majority
(70.83 per cent) of the mango growers had fair accessibility of the information received from mass
media, less than one-third (31.67 per cent) of the respondents had medium awareness about soil
health card information.
It is revealed that less than one-third (30.00 per cent) of the mango growers had very low
knowledge regarding adoption of recommended dose of fertilizers. The data revealed that less than
one-third (29.17 per cent) of the mango growers had medium adoption regarding recommended
dose of fertilizers. Also the data revealed that less than less than one-third (29.17 per cent) of the
mango growers had medium adoption gap regarding recommended dose of fertilizers.
As regards to relationship between selected characteristics and adoption of recommended
dose of fertilizers revealed that age, education, experience in mango cultivation, area under mango
cultivation, production from mango, income from mango, age of orchard, accessibility of the
information received from mass media, awareness about soil health card information were non
significantly related with adoption of recommended dose of fertilizers whereas distance of source
of input dealers from mango growers and knowledge about recommended dose of fertilizers were
positively and significantly related with the adoption of recommended dose of fertilizers.
The analysis of findings regarding constraints perceived by the mango growers while
regarding adoption of recommended dose of fertilizers, most important constraints were revealed
that inaccessibility to soil testing laboratories (81.67 per cent), followed by lack of training for
manure and fertilizer application (58.33 per cent), less detail knowledge about doses of FYM and
chemical fertilizers (55.00 per cent), non-availability chemical fertilizers in time and adequate
quantity (50.00 per cent).
Suggestions indicated by the mango growers, to get available all type of fertilizers at
cheaper rate (73.33 per cent), followed by to get available the fertilizers in time and adequate
quantity (63.33 per cent), to get available an adequate and proper recommended doses of fertilizers
chart (60.00 per cent).