International Journal of Agricultural Engineering

S. D. Parmar ¹, G. N. Thorat ², H. B. Shakya ³, V. B. Patel ⁴

Affiliations
1 Extension Education Institute, Anand Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
2 Pashu Vigyan Kendra, TRTC, AAU., D’Bariya, Dahod (Gujarat), IN
3 Anand Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
4 Regional Research Station (A.A.U.), Anand (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

The benefits of a technology are actually derived only when it is efficiently used by the farmers at their local situation. The drip irrigation systems are the advanced methods of irrigation for over coming the various problems of water losses and other problems such as labour, money and water management. The present study was purposively undertaken in the two districts of Gujarat state. The present study was confined to ex post facto research design. Dealers/agents of drip irrigation and progressive farmers were the major inspiration sources for adoption of drip irrigation system and majority of respondents having medium level of adoption of DIS.

Keywords

Inspiration Sources, Adoption, Drip Irrigation System (DIS).

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S. D. Parmar ¹, H. B. Shakya ², V. B. Patel ³, G. N. Thorat ⁴

Affiliations
1 Extension Education Institute, Anand Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
2 Anand Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
3 Regional Research Station (A.A.U.), Anand (Gujarat), IN
4 Pashu Vigyan Kendra, (TRTC), D’Bariya, Dahod (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

A standardized test as defined by Noll (1957) is one "that has been carefully constructed by experts in light of acceptable objectives or purposes, procedures for administering, scoring and interpreting score are specified in detail so that no matter was given the test or where it may be given, the results should be comparable and norms or averages for different age or status have been pre determined".

Keywords

Knowledge Test, Drip Irrigation System (DIS), Item Difficulty Index (p), Discrimination Index (E^1/3), Biserial Correlation, Representative of the Test.

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