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Knowledge and Awareness of Farmers About Sulpher as a Micro-Nutrient


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The study knowledge and awareness of farmer about application and usage of sulphur as a micro-nutrient was undertaken to measure the farmers knowledge about sulphur application and usage as well as their awareness about the effect of sulphur on growth, yield and quantity. The study was carried out in Talala taluka of Gir Somath district at Gujarat comprising of 150 farmers. For selection of sample, multistage random sampling technique was used. Knowledge index, standard deviation and mean analysis were used for the study purpose. It was found that majority of the farmer had medium level of knowledge about application and usage of sulphur and were aware about the effect of sulphur on growth but less about the effect on yield and quality.

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Application, Usage of Sulphur, Knowledge Index, Awareness of Farmers.
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Authors

Y. B. Akbari
P.G. Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
S. M. Trivedi
P.G. Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
C. D. Lakhlani
P.G. Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India

Abstract


The study knowledge and awareness of farmer about application and usage of sulphur as a micro-nutrient was undertaken to measure the farmers knowledge about sulphur application and usage as well as their awareness about the effect of sulphur on growth, yield and quantity. The study was carried out in Talala taluka of Gir Somath district at Gujarat comprising of 150 farmers. For selection of sample, multistage random sampling technique was used. Knowledge index, standard deviation and mean analysis were used for the study purpose. It was found that majority of the farmer had medium level of knowledge about application and usage of sulphur and were aware about the effect of sulphur on growth but less about the effect on yield and quality.

Keywords


Application, Usage of Sulphur, Knowledge Index, Awareness of Farmers.

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