KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION ON CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDE BY COLE CROPS GROWERS IN MEERUT DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH
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2018
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SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT
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The present study was carried out during the year 2017-2018, in Meerut district of
Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 47.50 percent cole crops growers belonged to medium age
group, 86.25 percent cole crops growers were educated, 76.00 percent respondents were
belong to backward caste, 96.25 percent respondents were male, 95.00 percent married,
60.00 percent living in nuclear family system, 56.25 percent having medium size of
family, 91.25 percent having pakka house, 41.25 percent cole crops growers were
belonged to small farmers categories, 82.50 percent cole crops growers main occupation
was agriculture, 65.00 percent growers were having medium family resources, 35.00
percent having 3-4 animals, 67.50 percent had pakka shed for animals, 77.50 percent
growers having electric tube well, 20.00 percent growers were not participated in any
organizational activity, 93.75 percent were using television as a communication resource
and it is the most using communication resource, 21.25 percent having electricity
connection at home as well as farm, 35.00 percent using 3-4 numbers of transport
facilities, 70.00 percent cole crops growers annual income was above Rs. One lakh and
46.25 percent cole crops growers were having fair level of knowledge in cole crops
cultivation. The cole crops growers were having highest mean percent score value in
name of fertilizer and ranked in first, the cole crops growers were having least mean
percent score value in weed management and ranked in XIV. The adoption level was
found higher in fertilizer management. Its mean percent score value was 58.12 and
ranked in first. The least adoption level was found in seed treatment. Its mean percent
score value was 42.50 and ranked in XIV. The highest technological gap between
knowledge level and adoption level was found in mode of application i.e. 12.50 percent,
the lowest gap was found in improved varieties i.e. 02.50 percent. The overall
average gap was found 06.61 percent in package of practices of cole crops cultivation.
Most important constraints of cole crops grower’s high price of hybrid seeds,
fertilizers and chemicals for cultivation of cole crops crop, Poor confidence in
recommended newly technology, Inadequate extension activities were conducted by the
Govt. Department, Insufficient demonstration were conducted at farmer’s field, There is
no cooperative society to sale cole crops at Govt. rate etc.
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KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION ON CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDE BY COLE CROPS GROWERS IN MEERUT DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH