International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 6
First page : (1032) Last page : (1036)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5882

Effect of Knowledge Level of Farmers and Technology Recommendation on Papaya Production in Begusarai District of Bihar

Raju Kumar, M. N. Ansari, Mahesh Kumar*andNirala Kumar
Department of Extension Education
*Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Application
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar-848125, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: mahesh_smca@yahoo.co.in
Received: 12.10.2017  |  Revised: 19.11.2017   |  Accepted: 26.11.2017  

 ABSTRACT

A study on the farmer‘s knowledge regarding papaya cultivation practices has carried out in Begusarai districts of Bihar states during 2016-17. A large number of papaya growers belong to medium knowledge level category (63.33%), followed by high knowledge level (20.00%) and low knowledge level category (16.67%). A very high percentage of the papaya growers had correct knowledge about the cultivation practices like harvesting time (95.00%), transplanting method and time (92.50%) and sowing method & time (90.00%). It is followed by practices like soil type (86.50%), marketing and storage (80.00%), post harvesting management (73.33%), spacing & pit size (72.00%), irrigation and drainage management (70.00%), Seed treatment (68.50%), variety (65.00%), seed bed preparation & raising seedling (63.33%), weed management (60.00%) and Plant protection measures (55.00%). Knowledge level was very low in case of recommended practices such as manure & fertilizer applications (38.33%). During the study, it was observed that there were positive and significant relationship between knowledge level and selected independent variables viz. education, land holding, annual income, contact with extension agency, economic motivation and risk preference. While the variables age had negative and area under papaya had positive but both variables were found to be non-significant.

Key words: Seed treatment, Annual Income, Papaya, Harvesting Management

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Cite this article: Kumar, R., Ansari, M.N., Kumar, M., and Kumar, N., Effect of Knowledge Level of Farmers and Technology Recommendation on Papaya Production in Begusarai District of Bihar, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(6): 1032-1036 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5882