Knowledge and its Relationship With Personal, Socio-Economic and Psychological Characteristics of Sunflower Growers of Bijapur District

Among important different oilseed crops grown in India, sunflower occupies an important position next only to the groundnut. In Karnataka, Bijapur district stands first in area and production. The extension agencies like state Department of Agriculture, state Agriculture Universities, input agencies and NGO’s were constantly making efforts to increase productivity by conducting training demonstrations, field days and other extension activities. Knowledge of the sunflower production technology is important for increasing the production levels. Hence, this study was conducted to know the knowledge level and its relationship with socio-economic and psychological characteristics of sunflower growers. The study revealed that majority of the farmers belonged to medium knowledge category having the detailed knowledge about important sunflower cultivation practices and there was positive and significant relationship with personal socio-economic and psychological characteristics of sunflower growers.