Adoption of Low Cost Crop Cultivation Technology by the Paddy Growers

The study was conducted in Sakoli tahsil of Bhandara district. The data were collected from 150 paddy growers for the study. It was revealed that more than three-fourth (77.75 per cent ) paddy growers were adoption about proper tillage operations. About (70.55 per cent ) paddy growers were adoption of appropriate seed rate. Majority (92.00 per cent), (89.00 per cent) (88.50 per cent ) of paddy growers were adopt the puddling operation before transplantation, weeding or intercultural operations and proper harvesting operations. The negatively significant relationship was observed between age of farmer and their adoption level. The education, socio-economic status, cosmopoliteness of the farmers was highly significant with adoption level. The significant relationship was observed between the land holding, extension contact and cropping intensity of the farmer with their adoption level of low cost crop cultivation technology of paddy.