Gap between Knowledge and Adoption Level of Cauliflower Growers with Respect to Package of Practices of Cauliflower Cultivation in Western Uttar Pradesh, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS) - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
Present study was conducted in Saharanpur district of Western Uttar Pradesh during the year 2016-17. To know the gap between knowledge and adoption level regarding package of practices of cauliflower cultivation. It was observed that higher knowledge found in fertilizer management with mean percentage score of 86.66, it was ranked in first and lowest in soil treatment with mean percentage score of 50.41, it was ranked in fifteenth. The highest adoption was found in fertilizer management with mean percentage score of 79.58, it was ranked in first and lowest adoption was found in soil treatment with mean percentage score of 47.08, it was ranked in fifteenth. The higher gap between knowledge and adoption was found in fertilizer management i.e. 7.08 percent, while lowest gap was found in use of improved varieties i.e. 1.67 percent. The overall average gap between knowledge and adoption level was found 4.08 percent.
Authors and Affiliations
Sachin Kumar, Dan Singh, D. K. Singh, R. N. Yadav, Manoj Kumar, V. K. Singh, Anuj Kumar
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