UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING PERCEPTION ON GRAMOXONE AND GLYPHOSATE IN THE MINDS OF THE MANAGERS OF THE TEA GARDENS IN CACHAR DISTRICT OF ASSAM
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2003
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ACHARYA N.G.RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, RAJEDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD - 500030
Abstract
Fo l lowi ng a re the sa l i en t p o int s t ha t hi ghl i ght the ma in f i nding s
o f the surv e y ( repre s ent ing the p e rc ep tio n o f the te a e s ta te mana ge rs )
and ana ly s i s o f the da ta :
(1 ) . The q ua l i ty o f Gramo xone ha s de te rio ra te d in the
pe r c ept ion and e xpe r i enc e o f t he mana g e rs , e i t he r in the g enui ne prod uc t
o r d ue to spur ious pr od uc t s i n t he name o f Gramo xone .
(2 ) . Gramo xone g i ve s a s ho rt e r dura t ion o f we ed cont r o l and a t
the same time i t requi re s mo re rounds o f appl i c a ti on, whi c h i s hampe r ed
bo th by una v a i labi l i ty o f labour and by we a the r hindra nc e s .
(3 ) . Gramo xo ne i s fo und no t to be e f fe c tiv e ag a ins t a l l
ty pe s (pe rs i s t ent ) o f g ra s s e s and i s part i c ula r ly ine f fe c t iv e ag a ins t tha t c hy
we eds .
(4 ) . The p ri c e o f Gr amo xone and r epe a t ed a ppli c a ti ons rend e r
i t c o s tly .
(5 ) . Non-a v a i labi l i ty o f c re di t - t e rms makes i t di ff i cul t
some t ime s fo r t he ma na g e rs to op t fo r Gramo xone .
(6 ) . Mo s t o f t he Mana g e rs , whe re the re ha s b e en d e c li ne in
Gramo xone c onsump ti on, s e em to t hink tha t the sa l e s repre s enta ti v e
fo r Gramo x one i s no t in c ons tan t touch wi t h t hem.
(7 ) . Gr amo xone i s us e d l imi t edly fo r p re v ent ing c a t t l e t re s pa s s ,
to pre v ent s o i l e r o s io n in t i l la s /hi l l y t e rra in a nd to ke ep p e rip he ry o f
ga rdens f re e fr om we eds . I t ha s no uti li ty i n y o ung t e a as i t c a n c aus e
di re c t ha rm to te nde r p lan ts .
(8 ) . The Manag e rs una nimous ly , a c r os s many ga rdens ,
e xp e ri e nc ed tha t Glypho s a te i s v e ry e ffe c ti v e a s i t g ive s them long e r
dura tio n o f we e d c o nt ro l .
(9 ) . Gly pho sa t e (ma inly Round u p and Gly c e l ) i s c os t -e f fe c ti v e
fo r them to us e ; i t a ls o do e s no t r equi r e rep e a te d appli c a t ions like
Gramo xone .
(1 0 ). Glypho sa te i s pe rce ive d to g iv e an ev en wide r span o f
c ontro l t han Gr amo xone . I t i s a ls o c ons ide red to ki l l pe r s i s ten t we eds .
(1 1 ). Gly pho sa t e i s mo re s ui tabl e fo r y oung te a .
(1 2 ). The re ha s be en a to ta l de c line o f mo re than 2 1 464 li tr e s
( f rom a v a i lable da ta ) i n the c ons umpti on o f Gramo xone in the g a rde ns
unde r t he s urv e y . The de c l ine s i nc e 1 99 2 i s boun d to be mo re .
(1 3 ). The re ha s be en a to ta l inc re a s e in the c onsump t ion o f
Glyp ho sa t e in the ga rd ens u nde r t he s urv ey to an e x tent o f mo re than
17 6 40 l i t re s .
(1 4 ). The Manag e rs cons ide r e ff i c a cy a nd co s t - e f f e c ti v ene s s o f
the we e di c ide a s the mo s t impo r ta nt fa c to rs de c iding the i r cho i c e fo r o ne .
(1 5 ). The y a ls o pla ce impo rtanc e to the Brand - repr e s enta t i v e ’ s
e f fo r t i n b ui ldi ng re la t ion; b ut lon g – te rm a s so c ia tio n i s no t c ons ide r ed
a l l tha t impo r tant .
(1 6 ). The y pre f e r we edi c ide s tha t c an ta rg e t t he s pe c i fi c we e ds
in the i r g a rd ens , be s ide s no t ha rming the te a plant s . Mo s t o f them pre f e r
sy s temi c we e di c ide as i t g i v e s them l o ng e r we ed c ont ro l .
(1 7 ). A s e gment o f the int e rv i ewed Manag e r s (2 0 .59%) a re
‘d i s s a ti s f i ed’ wi t h Gramo x one on a c count o f i ts v e ry sho rt pe ri od o f we ed
c ontro l , r epe a t ed re qui r ement o f appl i c a ti ons , pri c e , de c l ini ng qua li ty
and non-a v a i labi li ty o f c re di t and o the r men tio ned r e a so ns .
(1 8 ). A ma jo r i ty o f the Mana g e rs (5 8 .8 2%) a r e ‘s t rong ly
sa t i s fi ed’ wi th Gly p ho sa t e c ompa red to 2 3 .5 3% wi t h Gr amo xone .
(1 9 ). The r e a re no di s sa ti s fi ed lo t s o f Manag e rs wi th Gly p ho sa t e
unl ike fo r Gramo xone .
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UNDERSTANDING, CHANGING, PERCEPTION, GRAMOXONE, GLYPHOSATE, MINDS, MANAGERS, TEA, GARDENS , CACHAR DISTRICT, ASSAM