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Utilization pattern of lac host tress under different socio-economic environments: a case study in Jharkhand

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Title Utilization pattern of lac host tress under different socio-economic environments: a case study in Jharkhand
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Creator Yogi RK
Jaiswal AK
Singh RK
 
Subject Lac host tree, literacy, land holding size, lac cultivation
 
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A study was carried out with a view to examine the utilization pattern of lac host
trees across different categories of households and its relationship with various socio-economic
characteristics of lac farmers in the Jharkhand. The study was based on primary data for the agriculture
year 2012-13 and collected from 100 farmers from Ranchi, Khunti, Jamtara and Saraikela
Kharsawan districts. The data were analyzed categories wise, based on land holding size by using
tabular analysis and percentage. Average number of lac host trees per households across various
categories varied from 43 to 82, while the number of lac host trees utilized ranged from 33 to 55
among categories of households. It was observed that 51 per cent households owned Palas (Butea
monosperma) trees, 78 per cent Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana) and only 33 per cent owned Kusum tree
(Schleichera oleosa) and involved in lac cultivation. Based on the land holding size; about 44 per
cent lac farmers belonged to the marginal category (
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Date 2018-11-12T06:01:47Z
2018-11-12T06:01:47Z
2014-01-31
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Yogi RK, Jaiswal AK and Singh RK 2014 Utilization pattern of lac host tress under different socio-economic environments: a case study in Jharkhand Bioved, 25(1): 7–12.
0971-0108
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10315
 
Language English
 
Relation 25;1
 
Publisher BIOVED Research Society