Knowledge and Adoption of Brinjal Management Practices by the Farmers

The study was reveal that almost all the brinjal growers had complete knowledge about selection of soil and preparatory tillage operations, transplanting irrigation management, harvesting. Majority of brinjal growers had complete knowledge about Intercultural operations (91.67 per cent), selection of seeds (87.50 per cent), varieties (80.00 per cent), nursery management(72.50), planting methods (90.00 per cent) and spacing (87.50) and 72.50 per cent farmers had complete knowledge about plant protection. The study revealed that almost all brinjal growers was complete adoption about selection of soil and preparatory tillage. Majority of growers had complete adoption about intercultural operations (93.34 per cent), irrigation management (92.20 per cent), harvesting (89.17 per cent), nursery management (42.50 per cent), fertilizer management (35.00 per cent), transplanting (52.50 per cent). It was also revealed that all the farmers suffered from higher price of improved seed materials. A large majority of farmers were facing constraints viz., recommended spacing (97.50 per cent), fruit borer problems (97.50 per cent), costly fertilizers (95.00 per cent), less storage capacity of fruits (92.50 per cent). It was revealed that all the farmers suggested for the reasonable prices of improved varietals seeds. Majority of the brinjal growers suggested about fruit borer resistance variety (97.50 per cent) and reasonable rates of fertilizers (80.00 per cent).