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A Study on Knowledge Level and Adoption Behaviour of Improved Cultivation Practices of Bajra Growers in Bijapur District of Karnataka


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, UAS (D), Bijapur (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, M.A.R.S., Bijapur (Karnataka), India
3 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bijapur, UAS (D), Dharwad (Karnataka), India
     

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The study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to the medium level of knowledge as this crop grown with the long experience of farmers and cultivation practices are simple and easy to adopt. Majority of respondent belonged to the medium level of adoption category followed by high and low adoption category. The practices like harrowing, varieties/hybrids, seed rate, optimum time of sowing and right time of harvesting were fully adopted by majority of farmers. Cent per cent of respondents not adopted spraying to control ergot disease.

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Knowledge, Adoption, Bajra, Growers.
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Authors

S. G. Aski
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, UAS (D), Bijapur (Karnataka), India
S. H. Gotyal
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, M.A.R.S., Bijapur (Karnataka), India
M. B. Patil
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, UAS (D), Bijapur (Karnataka), India
R. H. Hanumanaikar
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bijapur, UAS (D), Dharwad (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to the medium level of knowledge as this crop grown with the long experience of farmers and cultivation practices are simple and easy to adopt. Majority of respondent belonged to the medium level of adoption category followed by high and low adoption category. The practices like harrowing, varieties/hybrids, seed rate, optimum time of sowing and right time of harvesting were fully adopted by majority of farmers. Cent per cent of respondents not adopted spraying to control ergot disease.

Keywords


Knowledge, Adoption, Bajra, Growers.