Extent of Adoption of Improved Cultivation Practices in Coconut in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka

The present study was conducted to know the personal, socio-economic status, adoption level and association between personal, socio-economic status with the adoption level of nursery practices of coconut growing farmers of Chikmagalur district. The study revealed that most of the respondents were middle aged (41-50 yrs.) having minimum education qualification with medium family size (7 to 10 members) and cent per cent of the farmers adopted recommended practices with regard to age of seedlings and majority adopted cultural practices, integrated disease and pest management, spacing and water management and neglected preventive measure and biological control of insect pest and diseases, IPM and IDM. The middle aged family size (7 to 10 members) of big farmers was significantly related to adoption level of nursery practices.