KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF FARMERS ABOUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CAULIFLOWER CULTIVATION IN UDAIPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 47
Abstract
IPM is a knowledge-based technology. It involves integration of different methods of disease and pest management to manage an important disease or pest of a crop or to manage all the important diseases and pests of a particular crop. The present study was conducted in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Data were collected through pre-structured interview schedule. It was found that 47.92 per cent of the total respondents had medium level of knowledge about IPM in cauliflower cultivation. This study indicates that 63.37 per cent farmers were having very good knowledge about several IPM practices. Only 26.60 per cent farmers were having knowledge about bio-control practices, it indicates that farmers were having very poor knowledge about bio-control practices. Z value shows that farmers of Badgaon tehsil possessed more knowledge than farmers of Girwa tehsil about IPM practices. This article is helpful for extension person for transferring the technologies regarding IPM in this particular area.
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