Analysis of Technological Gap in Adoption of Recommended Cultivation Practices of Chilli in Gadag District
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2017-07
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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The present study was conducted during 2016-17 in Gadag district of Karnataka. Gadag, Ron and Shirahatti talukas of Gadag District were selected for the study in the view of their highest share in area and the production in the district. From each taluka three villages were selected randomly and from each village 20 respondents were randomly selected. Thus, the total sample size was 180. The ex-post-facto research design was used for the study.
The important findings were cent per cent of technological gap was observed in soil application of 1 kg of Trichoderma and 1kg of Pseudomonas mixing with 10 q of FYM before sowing. Whereas, huge technological gap was observed in use of recommended weedicides (98.33 %), application of basal dose of fertilizer (97.22 %) and seed treatment with Trichoderma @ 4 g/kg seeds (83.33 %). Further, high percentage of gap was observed in seed treatment with Gaucho @ 12 ml/kg seeds (69.44 %), application of FYM once in three years @ 10 t/acre (56.67 %) and top dressing with 20 kg N/acre (56.67 %). While, 49.44 per cent and 39.44 per cent gap was observed in use of recommended seed rate and recommended spacing, respectively. A meagre percentage of technological gap was observed in season of sowing (10.00 %) and manual weed control (1.67 %). No technological gap was observed in case of recommended varieties, intercultivation and harvesting time.
Research-extension linkage, scientific orientation, market orientation and area under chilli had negative and significant relationship with the technological gap. The regression analysis revealed that the independent variables put together explained 20.30 per cent of variation in technological gap of the chilli growers. Non availability of insect and disease resistant varieties, costly chemical fertilizers, non availability of credit in time and lack of storage facilities were major constraints faced by chilli growers.