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Knowledge and adoption of fruit growers in Sirsa district of Haryana

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Title Knowledge and adoption of fruit growers in Sirsa district of Haryana
 
Creator Sumit
 
Contributor Mehta, S.K.
 
Subject Seasons, Yields, Precipitation, Wheats, Climate, Solar radiation, Inorganic compounds, Productivity, Crops, Grain
 
Description The study was conducted in Sirsa district of Haryana state during the year 2011-12. This
district has higher number of kinnow and guava growers and the maximum area under kinnow and
guava production. A total number of 80 farmers constituted the sample for the purpose of the
study out of them 40 were kinnow growers and 40 were guava growers. Cent percent of the
respondents had knowledge about harvesting of kinnow by sharp edged sickle. About 97.50
percent of the kinnow growers were having knowledge about recommend fertilizer dose
application. Cent per cent of the kinnow growers were adopting the recommended varieties of
kinnow and 90 per cent of the kinnow growers were adopting proper irrigation method for
irrigation purposes. Majority (57.50 per cent) of the kinnow growers fall under medium level of
overall knowledge Majority (57.50 per cent) of the kinnow growers were falling in the medium
category of overall knowledge. scores. About 95 percent of the guava growers had knowledge
about marketing of their produce in local markets and 95 per cent of the guava growers had
knowledge about recommended varieties for the area.Half of the respondents (50.00 per cent) had
medium level of overall knowledge about recommend cultivation practices in guava cultivation.
About 92.50 per cent of the guava growers were selling their produce in local market which shows
thinking of farmers towards marketing. About half of the guava growers had medium overall
adoption level about recommended cultivation practices. About 48.57 percent and 50.00 per cent
of the fruit growers fall under middle age category (43-54 years) and medium land holding
category (11-20 acres), respectively. About 63.57 per cent of the respondents had education up to
middle standard which indicates good socio-economicprofile of the respondents. About 76.25 per
cent were having farming as their main occupation. 87.50 per cent of the respondents experienced
gain in yields in comparisons to past after adopting improved fruit production technology and
about 82.50 per cent of the respondent experienced increase in their income. Regarding constraints
faced included unfavorable climate conditions, soiltype, and difficulty in maintaining the proper
soil moisture, high cost of production slow dissemination and adoptability of improved high
yielding cultivars, lack of proper technical guidance, and low minimum support price forced by
the government.
 
Date 2016-10-26T14:11:41Z
2016-10-26T14:11:41Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/82172
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU