Knowledge of Seed Growers about Seed Production Technologies

The study was conducted in Amravati district during academic year 2012-13. Total 120 respondents were selected from 11 villages of Amravati district. For this, primary data were collected by using random sampling method. The respondents selected for survey were having minimum 1 acre area. It was observed that the characteristics namely, age, education, land holding, annual income, extension contact, economic motivation had positive and significant relationship with knowledge level of the respondents at 0.01 per cent level of significance, while social participation, experience in farming with knowledge level and family type had negative and nonsignificant with knowledge level of the respondents. It was observed that with regarding to problem faced majority 91.66 per cent respondents had faced problem with lack of timely availability of skilled laboures and high cost of labour charges. 79.16 per cent respondent had faced problem with high cost of fertilizer. 66.66 per cent respondent had faced problem with high cost of plant protection chemicals. 46.66 per cent respondent had faced problem with lack of timely availability irrigation.