Documentation of Indigenous Technologies in Pulse Cultivation and Relative Advantage of Indigenous Technologies
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
In Tamil Nadu the food grains are cultivated in an area of 3474573 ha and the area under pulses are 815800 ha and pulses constituting 23.50 per cent and a tune of total production of 613800 tones and an average productivity of 412 kg per ha Tamil Nadu is one of the major producing State for Black Gram, Red Gram, Green Gran, cowpea, Mochai and Horse gram. In Tamil Nadu Pulses are cultivated by farmers in garden land and dry land conditions. Pulses are one of the oldest crops in Tamil Culture. Pulses growing farmers are cultivating pulses with local own technologies right from seed germination, plant nutrition, plant protection and storage to value addition. The indigenous practices should be documented and validated for further adoption and to solve the present day environmental issues. There are limited studies in documentation indigenous technical knowledge in pulse cultivation. Keeping this in view the study was undertaken to document the indigenous technical knowledge in pulse cultivation and to identify the relative advantage of indigenous technologies in pulse cultivation. The study was undertaken among 300 pulse farmers in Thanjavur, Pudukkottai, Tiruvarur districts. The indigenous technologies in pulse cultivation was collected among 300 experienced pulse growers with well-developed interview schedule. The collected indigenous technologies were given to thirty scientists those who had experience in indigenous technologies in pulse cultivation to eliminate the irrelevant and repeated indigenous technologies. The collected 256 indigenous technologies were given to expert and scientist to eliminate the irrelevant and repeated indigenous technologies. The result revealed that 66 indigenous technologies were identified as relevant. Majority of pulse farmer expressed that safety handling and food is one of the foremost relative advantage in adopting indigenous technologies and it was expressed by 96.00 per cent of pulse farmers.
Authors and Affiliations
Poonguzali B, Velusamy R, Pushpa J
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