Agriculture Update

V. R. Dhande ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. N. Gawande ², S. V. Wakale ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Soil Science, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Agriculture Economics, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted with specific objectives to study the knowledge of weedicides used in Kharif season by the farmers in Amravati district. For the study two talukas viz., Chandur railway and Nandgaon khandeshwar were selected on the basis of large area under two crops selected for the study viz., cotton and soybean from Amravati district and four villages from each taluka were selected randomly. From each village ten respondents were selected. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the research study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Collected data were tabulated. Correlation analysis for interpretation of the findings were calculated. Two hypotheses were set for the study and were tested for acceptance or rejection. Results obtained after analysis were summaries as below. In case of personal profile of the respondents revealed that majority 42.50 per cent of the respondents were from middle age, 32.50 per cent of the respondents were educated upto junior college, 32.50 per cent of the respondents had small land holding, 51.25 per cent of the respondents engaged in only agriculture, 35 per cent of the respondents had low annual income, 57.50 per cent were having medium social participation, 60 per cent were having medium source of information, 47.50 per cent were in medium extension contact, 67.50 per cent of the respondents had medium market orientation. In case of knowledge the majority 90 per cent of the respondents had knowledge about weedicide spraying in cotton, 86.25 per cent had knowledge about post emergence application of weedicide in standing crop, 16.25 per cent of the respondent had knowledge about pre-emergence application of weedicide in cotton. In soybean the majority 92.50 per cent of respondents had knowledge about weedicide spraying, 93.75 per cent had knowledge about post emergence application of weedicide in standing crop, 90 per cent of the respondents had knowledge about dose of weedicide, 17.50 per cent of the respondent had knowledge about pre-emergence application of weedicide in soybean. Characteristics namely education, land holding, occupation, annual income, social participation, extension contact, market orientation had significant relationship with knowledge of chemical weed control. Whereas, age and source of information did not show any significant relationship with knowledge and adoption of chemical weed control.

Keywords

Knowledge, Weedicides, Chemical Weed Control, Technical Knowledge, Weed.

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A. R. Lothe ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. N. Gawande ², N. B. Lothe ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Soil Science, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study on knowledge of soil test recommendations by the orange growers was conducted in Amravati, Chandur Railway and Chandur Bazar talukas of Amravati district. The study was planned to investigate knowledge of soil testing techniques and its recommendations by the orange growers. The exploratory research design of social research was used for the present investigation. The present study was undertaken in Amravati district of Vidarbha in Maharashtra state. The farmers were selected from three taluka Amravati, Chandur Railway and Chandur Bazar, on the basis of having area under orange orchards and orange growers were selected randomly having productive orange orchards. Thus, the total fourteen villages were selected. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pretested and structured interview schedule. The data collected were tabulated and the statistical tools namely mean, standard deviation, percentage, frequency, correlation co-efficient were employed for interpretation of the findings. Null hypothesis set for the study was tested for its acceptance or rejection. The respondents were selected by proportionate random sampling method to constitute sample size of 80 respondents. The salient findings of the present study revealed that the distributional analysis pertaining to age of respondents indicated that 56.25 per cent were in middle age group, education of respondents indicated that 22.5 per cent of the respondents were studied high school, and 43.75 per cent of the respondents had annual income between 1,00,001 to 1,50,000. From all selected respondents, majority (93.75%) of the respondents were having upto 2 ha area under orange orchard, 62.5 per cent respondents were having orange orchard from 7 to 12 years age. 52.5 per cent respondents availed employment guarantee scheme for plantation of orange orchard. Most (48.75%) of the respondents had deep type of soil. Majority (78.75%) of the respondents had farming experience between 8 to 14 years. More than half (100.00%) respondents have to travel distance upto 50 km from their village for soil testing laboratory. More than half of the respondents (73.75%) had medium level of extension contact, 57.5 per cent of the respondents using drip as a method of irrigation. Out of the total selected orange growers 65.00% of respondents were having medium level of knowledge about soil testing techniques and its recommendations. The variables namely education, type of soil, extension contact and method of irrigation were positively and highly significantly correlated with knowledge of soil testing techniques at 0.01 level of probability. The variable namely age of orchards, annual income, employment guarantee scheme availed and farming experience were positively and significantly correlated with knowledge of soil testing techniques at 0.05 level of probability. Whereas, area under orange orchards, were non-significantly correlated with knowledge about soil testing techniques and its recommendation at 0.05 level of probability. Whereas, age of respondents, distance from soil testing laboratory were negatively and non-significantly correlated with knowledge of soil testing techniques and its recommendation as per the soil test report.

Keywords

Knowledge, Soil Testing Techniques, Recommendations.

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S. S. Kadam ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. N. Gawande ¹, N. N. Dhote ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

A survey of 80 proportionately selected sample of farmers from Morshi and Amravati talukas of Amravati district of Vidarbha in Maharashtra revealed that majority of farmers had second category i.e. severe to some extent category of overall constraint severity index of SWCPs. Age, education, occupation, annual income, social participation, knowledge and adoption had no significant relationship with overall constraint severity index and land holding and extension contact had negatively significant with overall constraint severity index.

Keywords

Constraint, SWCPs, Overall Constraint Severity Index, Knowledge, Adoption, Mean Constraint Severity Score.

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