Knowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjab

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dc.contributor.advisorPankaj Kumar
dc.contributor.authorAmit Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-15T06:22:45Z
dc.date.available2019-12-15T06:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe study entitled “Knowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjab” was undertaken with the objectives to study the knowledge level of Kinnow cultivation, extent of adoption of selected recommended practices and post-harvest handling techniques followed by respondents. The study was conducted in Fazilka district of Punjab and a total of 120 Kinnow growers were selected for the study. It was observed that majority (50.8%) of respondents belonged to age group 38-54 year. About (33.3%) of the respondents educated up to graduation and 35 per cent of the respondents had medium operational land holding (35%). Majority (50.8%) of respondents had medium level of extension contacts and 40.0 per cent had medium level of mass media exposure. More than half (55.0%) of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about Kinnow cultivation. Majority (50.8%) of the respondents procured nursery plants from recommended sources. About 25 per cent of the respondents planted recommended number of plants per acre. In general majority of the respondents applied recommended pesticides for control of insects (citrus psylla, aphids, leaf minor, white fly and mites etc.) and diseases (citrus canker and gummosis/foot rot). Extent of adoption under recommended practices was maximum (34.8%) in Abohar block. Majority (64.3%) of the respondents leased out their Kinnow orchards to contractors. All the respondents of self-marketing category engaged in direct sale of produce. Availability of good planting material as compare to other fruit crops was major reason behind adoption of Kinnow cultivation. Fluctuation in price of Kinnow was major constraint faced by (80.8%) respondents.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810137748
dc.keywordsknowledge, extent of adoption, post-harvest handling, reason, constrainten_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages66en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemKnowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjaben_US
dc.subExtension Educationen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeKnowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjaben_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleKnowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjaben_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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