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Paddy Growers' Knowledge of Soil Health Card in North Coastal Region of Andhra Pradesh.

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Title Paddy Growers' Knowledge of Soil Health Card in North Coastal Region of Andhra Pradesh.
 
Creator CHUNDRU, RAMYA MADHURI
Akkamahadevi Naik
Ashok Kumar
Chitrasena Padhy
Soumik ray
 
Subject Paddy growers, Soil Health Card, Knowledge, Correlation analysis
Department of Agricultural Extension Education
 
Description Paddy cultivation demands site-specific care from transplanting to post-harvest. Soil health cards offer farmers insights for effective fertilizer use, tailored to their soil's condition. The research was led in the years 2023-2024 to know knowledge of soil health card by paddy growers in the north coastal of Andhra Pradesh. Samples were collected from six mandals across Rajam, Therlam, Bobbili from Vizianagaram district, and Ponduru, Hiramandalam, and Ecterla from Srikakulam district, totaling 180 respondents from 12 villages. Some Paddy growers have a comprehensive knowledge of SHCs and their importance in enhancing soil health and crop productivity, while others have limited awareness or misunderstandings. The research highlights obstacles to the utilization of SHCs, such as insufficient means of communication, and doubts regarding the effectiveness of SHCs.Findings revealed thatthe majorityof respondents displayed a medium level of knowledge that is (45.00%) followed by paddy growers with low levels (27.77%) and (27.33%) paddy growers had a high level of knowledge about soil health cards.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 
Date 2024-07-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer reviewed Research Note
Research paper
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152110
10.48165/IJEE.2024.603RN02
 
Source Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 3 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 97-100
2454-552X
0537-1996
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/152110/55038
 
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