Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 19, No 1 (2006)

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Adoption of Cultivation and Post-Harvest Technology of Tomato by Farmers

G.M. Sunilk Kumar, J.G. Angadi, L.V. Hirevenkanagoudar

Abstract


The study was conducted in Belgaum district of North Karnataka during the year 2004. High majority of the farmers cultivated tomato hybrids, planted during June-July, followed 75-100 g per ha seed rate, adopted 60 x 40 cm spacing and applied only 5-10 tonnes of FYM per ha. Majority (86.66 per cent) of the respondents used NSKE 5% for fruit borer and 58.33 per cent used bordeaux mixture for fruit rot. With respect to post-harvest technology (66.67 per cent) of respondents sorted manually, 46.67 per cent followed manual grading and none of the respondents had taken up processing of tomato. Lack of technical knowledge and guidance about improved cultivation practices and post-harvest technology, high fluctuation in market price and high transportation cost were the major problems faced by the farmers in adoption of production and post-harvest technology.

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