Knowledge of the Farmers toward Improved Pigeon Pea Cultivation Practices in Gopalganj District of Bihar in India

Rheecha, . and Bose, Dipak Kumar (2023) Knowledge of the Farmers toward Improved Pigeon Pea Cultivation Practices in Gopalganj District of Bihar in India. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 45 (7). pp. 93-98. ISSN 2457-0591

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge of farmers towards improved Pigeon pea cultivation practices in Gopalganj district of Bihar, during year 2021-22. The data were collected through pre-tested interview schedule form 120 respondents which were selected randomly. The collected data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted with the help of appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out meaningful results. The study revealed that maximum number of respondents were middle aged with 54.17 per cent ,59.16 respondents had marginal land holding, The maximum number of respondents having medium level scientific orientation, mass media exposure, extension contact and 60.84 per cent of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about pigeon pea cultivation practices. Respondents had maximum knowledge about soil type, varieties, season of growing and harvesting etc and they had less knowledge about seed treatment with fungicide, spacing, inter cultivation etc and age, caste, source of information, scientific orientation, mass media exposure and risk orientation were positively and significantly correlated with knowledge of pigeon pea grower.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Afro Asian Archive > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@afroasianarchive.com
Date Deposited: 11 May 2023 12:17
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2024 11:35
URI: http://info.stmdigitallibrary.com/id/eprint/731

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