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EFFECT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAININGS ON KNOWLEDGE<br />

S.<br />

N<br />

o.<br />

IPM practices<br />

recommended<br />

9 Use of poison<br />

baits for grown<br />

up larvae of<br />

Spodoptera<br />

10 Need based<br />

spraying of<br />

Acephate 1gm<br />

/ quinalphos<br />

2.0 ml/<br />

cloripyriphos<br />

2.5 ml/<br />

diflubenzuron<br />

1.0 ml /<br />

Thiodicarb<br />

1.0gm/ lt. water<br />

twice or thrice<br />

Beneficiary farmers (N=50)<br />

Non-beneficiary farmers (N=50)<br />

FA PA NA FA PA NA<br />

Frq % Frq % Frq % Frq % Frq % Frq %<br />

19 38 15 30 16 32 0 0 0 - 50 100<br />

43 86 7 14 0 - 7 14 17 34 26 52<br />

FA - Fully Adopted PA - Partially Adopted NA - Not adopted Frq - Frequency<br />

KVK were found to increase knowledge and<br />

adoption levels of farmers largely. Hence all KVK’s,<br />

NGO’s, DAATTC’s should intensify their efforts in<br />

popularizing IPM practices and take steps to stand<br />

by the farmer and solve all resource and other<br />

constraints faced at the time of application.This<br />

provides an ample scope for the improvement of<br />

knowledge and adoption among the farmers with<br />

respect to IPM practices in chickpea.<br />

Table 5. Constraints of beneficiary farmers in adoption of recommended IPM practices<br />

S. No. IPM technologies Number Per cent<br />

REFERENCES<br />

1 Non-availability of quality seed of disease resistant/tolerant<br />

varieties<br />

2 Non-availability of Bt bacterial formulations and pheromone<br />

traps with lures locally<br />

49 98.00<br />

47 94.00<br />

3 Complexity in preparing NSKE 36 72.00<br />

4 labor intensive practice of preparing poison bait and<br />

application for large holdings<br />

32 64.00<br />

5 Difficulty in remembering and calculating pesticide dosages 25 50.00<br />

6 High cost of pesticides 26 52.00<br />

Naresh, N. T. 1996. A study on knowledge and<br />

adoption of improved sericulture practices<br />

among trained women in Bangalore rural<br />

district. M. Sc (Agri.) Thesis submitted to<br />

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore<br />

Sarada, O and Suneel Kumar, G. V. 2011. Impact of<br />

Front line demonstrations and trainings on<br />

knowledge levels of brinjal growers with<br />

respect to IPM practices. The Andhra<br />

Agricultural Journal. 58 (4): 545-549<br />

Vijaya, B. V. 1995. Impact of WYTEP training on<br />

farm women in Bangalore district. M. Sc (Agri.)<br />

Thesis submitted to University of Agricultural<br />

Sciences, Bangalore.<br />

Yavana Priya, D., Eswarappa, G and Manjunatha,<br />

B. N. 2010. Knowledge level of farm women<br />

participants of farmer field schools on tomato<br />

cultivation. Mysore Journal of Agricultural<br />

Sciences. 44 (4): 847-851<br />

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