Knowledge Level of Farmers Regarding Recommended Cultivation Practices of Mango

The study on technological gap in adoption of recommended practices of mango cultivation was conducted in Dharwad district of Karnataka during 2008-09. In the present study, it was observed that 39.33 per cent of the mango growers belonged to medium level of knowledge about the recommended practices of mango cultivation with mean score of 36.82. Where as, 34.00 and 26.00 per cent of the mango growers belonged to the high and low knowledge levels with mean knowledge of 41.03 and 36.82, respectively. A lion share of the mango growers (96.00%) had correct knowledge of recommended varieties of mango It was observed that 98.00 per cent of the mango growers were having correct knowledge about size of pits for planting mangoes (92.67%) and filling material used in pits (95.33%). With regard to soil, per cent of the respondents were aware of suitable soil for mango plantation and number of days pits should be exposed to the sun before planting (90.67%).