Extent of Awareness of Indigenous Plant Protection Practices

The present Ex-post facto study was conducted at Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu with the aim of analysing the extent of awareness of farmers about the indigenous agricultural practices in the study area. Three hundred respondents were indentified by proportionate random sampling method for the collection of relevant data. Percentage analysis was applied and interpretations were made. The results revealed that majority of the farmers in the study area were aware of most of the indigenous agricultural practices. Many of the indigenous agricultural practices on land preparation, seeds and sowing, plant protection and post-harvest technologies were known to more than 50.00 per cent of the respondents.