Yarazari Shivananda P.2024-08-252024-08-252018-07https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810213700The present study was undertaken by University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad in in Belagavi district of Karnataka state during 2017-18 to measure the knowledge and adoption of saline soils management practices by the farmers. A sample of 150 respondents were purposively selected from Saundatti, Ramdurg and Athani taluks of Belagavi district by using random sampling method. The data was collected by personal interview method with help of structured schedule. The results revealed that as high as 41.33 per cent of farmers had medium level of knowledge on management of saline soils. While, 34.67 and 24.00 per cent of them had low and high level of knowledge, respectively. Majority (68.00%) of the farmers were having low knowledge on green manure and 32.00 per cent of farmers were having high knowledge. Whereas, 57.34 per cent of farmers were having high knowledge on irrigation management and 42.66 per cent of farmers were having low knowledge. More than two fifth (42.67%) of farmers belonged to medium adoption category followed by low (36.00%) and high (21.00%). Surface drainage was adopted by 80.00 per cent of farmers. Only 12.00 per cent of farmers have adopted bio-drainage. High initial cost for undertaking salinity management practices was the major problem in adoption process as it was expressed by 83.33 per cent of farmers. Non-availability of organic manures (63.33%) and no common out-let for removing surface drainage water (46.67%) were the other problems in adoption of salinity management practices. Knowledge and adoption of saline soils management practices by the farmers was positively and significantly correlated with independent variables such as education, annual income, mass media exposure, extension contact, organizational participation, training received and farm resource base. There is an immediate need to improve the adoption behaviour of farmers by developing a strategy for the supply of inputs on cost effective basis, if not on subsidized rates.EnglishThesis