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Problems and prospects of kinnow production under drip irrigation system in Haryana

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Title Problems and prospects of kinnow production under drip irrigation system in Haryana
 
Creator Rajnish Kumar
 
Contributor Hudda, R. S.
 
Subject Drip irrigation, Citrus production, Sprinkler irrigation, Kinnow production
 
Description India is the second largest producer of fruits after China, with a production of 71516000 MT of fruits
from an area of 6329000 hectares. Haryana ranks 13th in citrus production. Drip Irrigation is basically precise, slow
and artificial application of water in the form of discrete continuous drops, hence, is economic method of
irrigation. In Haryana 3112 ha. has been covered under Drip Irrigation System and sprinkler irrigation form
essential input for improving productivity and quality of horticultural produce. The present study entitled
“Problems and prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System in Haryana” was undertaken in the
Sirsa and Hisar districts of Haryana state with the following specific objectives:- To measure the attitude of
Kinnow growers towards Drip Irrigation System; To study the prospects of Kinnow production under Drip
Irrigation System; To identify problems encountered by the Kinnow growers under Drip Irrigation System; To
establish association between attitude and personality traits of Kinnow growers. From each districts two blocks
were selected purposively, twenty respondents using Drip Irrigation System technology were selected from each of
the four selected blocks thus making total sample size of 80 respondents. A sample of 20 Kinnow experts was also
taken randomly from scientists working under KVK of selected districts, department of horticulture, college of
Agriculture, Hisar, extension functionaries working in district Horticulture office as respondents for the study. The
study highlighted that majority of the respondents were in middle to old age groups, belonged to high to medium
education status, social participation and extension contact, with high mass-media exposure, risk orientation,
irrigation facilities, change proneness and fatalism/ scienticism, having medium socio-economic status. The
majority of Kinnow growers had most favourable attitude towards Drip Irrigation System. The remaining were
having favourable attitude towards Drip Irrigation System. It is further highlighted that risk orientation, fatalism
scienticism and change proneness were found highly significant and positively associated with the attitude.
Whereas education were found significantly and positively associated with the attitude of farmers toward Drip
Irrigation System. The problems such as initial cost of Drip Irrigation System and its maintenance cost is very
high. The problems related to technical aspects were installation of drip system is very cumbersome, the drip lines
chocked due to salt in water. The present study shows that more than half of Kinnow growers perceived high level
of prospects towards Drip Irrigation System. However, the few of them were having medium and low level
prospects. Whereas, a great majority of the Kinnow experts perceived medium level of prospects of Kinnow
production under Drip Irrigation System followed by one third Kinnow experts perceived high level of prospects.
None of the Kinnow experts perceived low level of prospects of Kinnow production under Drip Irrigation System.
 
Date 2016-11-08T11:12:14Z
2016-11-08T11:12:14Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84385
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU