Technological gap and training needs of Bt-cotton growers in Haryana
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2014
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CCSHAU
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The present study was conducted in the native state Haryana. Out of 21 disticts, in the state, two districts namely Sirsa and Hisar has largest area and production under Bt-cotton among all the district of Haryana state and contributes about 50 per cent of Bt cotton production in the state. Cotton is soft, staple fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plants (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the America, India and Africa. All the commercial cotton is Native American species (Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadense). The overall technology gap was found to be about 47.50 per cent. Aspect wise of the respondents fall in high level of technology gap. It was high in case of varieties and agronomic practices (52.08 per cent and 45.42 per cent respectively). It was observed from the data that 49.17 high level of sowing methods of the respondents were found to be having high level of manures and fertilizer application 50.83 per cent. It was very much clear from the table that 54.58 per cent of the respondents had high level of technology gap in pest and disease management.as for as picking of cotton was concerned, the most of the respondents 41.25 farmers belong to high technology gap When asked about their interest and needs for various training programme, almost all the farmers showed their interest in obtaining the training for the Bt-cotton growers farmers in different subject matter areas Insects scoutin, (88.75%) Application and use of chemicals (86.66%) Features of Bt-cotton technology (83.75%), Bt-cotton varieties/hybrid (82.50%).
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cotton, productivity, biological phenomena, sowing, production technology, land resources, crops, irrigation, fertilizers, harvesting