Farmers Knowledge in Improved Cultivation  Practices of Gram

A. L. Khare; P. K. Wakle; D. M. Mankar; S. P. Salame; Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh

Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2013

Farmers Knowledge in Improved Cultivation Practices of Gram

A. L. Khare, P. K. Wakle, D. M. Mankar, S. P. Salame, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh

Abstract :

The study was carried out in the year 2012–2013 Akola district in Maharashtra state to focus the knowledge level of improved cultivation practices of gram by the farmers. In all, 120 farmers were selected the study. The findings revealed that more than half of the gram growers (59.16 per cent) observed in medium level of knowledge of improved cultivation practices of gram. As regards practice wise knowledge all of gram growers had knowledge about land preparation (100 %) while sowing time (77.50%), type of soil requirement (76.66%), recommended variety (73.33%) and yield of gram (60.83%), recommended seed rate (60.00%), sowing method (50.00%) and recommended spacing (45.83%) had knowledge about cultivation practices of gram