Promotional strategy for integrated pest management in rice in Thrissur district an experimental study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ranjan Karippai, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deepa, C B | |
| dc.contributor.author | KAU | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-25T08:56:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-25T08:56:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | P G | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was aimed at popularising the Integrated Pest management practices among the rice growers of Thrissur district and to formulate a strategy to facilitate the idea using the best combination of extension method and audio visual aids. The effectiveness of different treatments in terms of gaining knowledge, attitude and symbolic adoption were arrived at. The study was conducted among 120 rice growers of Pananchery Grama Panchayat of Thrissur district. The respondents were divided into groups of 30 each The dependent variables of the study were the knowledge about IPM in rice, attitude towards IPM practices and symbolic adoption. The independent variables included the personal, socioeconomic and psychological characteristics of the farmers. The distribution of respondents based on dependent variables showed that majority of the respondents where in high category regarding knowledge and in low category regarding attitude and symbolic adoption regarding IPM rice. Out of 18 independent variable studied 11 of them were significantly and positively correlated with knowledge. Seven variables showed non significant relation. Multiple regression analysis showed 65% variation with the variables related to knowledge. Correlation analysis of attitude showed a significant and positive relation with 14 variables out of 18 variables studied. The most important being scientific orientation, progressiveness, extension participation, cosmopolitness, information seeking behavior, management orientation, status of pest in field and competitiveness. Multiple regression analysis results showed a significant R- square value of 0.648 which explained 65% of the variation. The most important variables status of pests, progressiveness Correlation analysis of symbolic adoption revealed that out of 18 variables studied 14 were positively correlated with symbolic adoption. The most important variables being scientific orientation, achievement motivation, economic motivation, extension participation, extension orientation, cosmopolitness and information seeking behavior. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that 76% of the variation was explained by the selected independent variables. The variables like economic motivation, management orientation, status of pest in field and training in IPM were positively significant. Student's t- test was carried out to compare the changing knowledge, attitude and symbolic adoption of farmers after being exposed to different treatments. Significant changes were noticed after each treatment. Maximum changes were observed after T 3. ie lecture+ slide show + discussion. The major constraint observed by the farmers was the lack of expert guidance regarding IPM practices. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | 171611 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810155726 | |
| dc.keywords | Integrated pest | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture,Vellanikkara | en_US |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Extension | en_US |
| dc.theme | Integrated pest management in rice | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | Promotional strategy for integrated pest management in rice in Thrissur district an experimental study | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |