Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 21, No 1 (2008)

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Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Practices Among Tomato Growers

R. Venkatesh Gandhi, S.N. Hanchinal, M. Shivamurthy, Shailaja Hittalmani

Abstract


The study was conducted in two taluks of Kolar district to asses the adoption level of vegetable growers with respect to integrated pest management practices of tomato crop, study revealed that 42 percent of farmers were in medium adopter group of integrated pest management practices of tomato crop cultivation. The study also revealed that 34.67 percent of farmers were in low adopter group and 23.3 percent of farmers were in high adopter group of integrated pest management practices of tomato crop cultivation. Further, it also revealed that, relationship between socio-psychological characters of tomato growers, the variable mass media use exhibited positive significant, other variables namely, age, education, land holding, annual income, extension participation, innovative proneness and scientific orientation showed non- significant relationship with adoption level of IPM practices of tomato crop.

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