TECHNOLOGICAL GAP IN ADOPTION OF IMPROVED CULTIVATION PRACTICES BY KHARIF GROUNDNUT GROWERS

J.G. MARKANA¹*, B.N. KALSARIYA², M.K. JADEJA³, J.V. PATEL⁴, P.B. MARVIYA^5
1Department of Agriculture Extension, College of Agricultural, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Department of Agriculture Extension, College of Agricultural, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³Department of Agriculture Extension, College of Agricultural, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
⁴College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
⁵College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : markanajignesh@gmail.com , bnkalsariya@jau.in

Received : 12-04-2016     Accepted : 24-04-2016     Published : 07-08-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 27       Pages : 1583 - 1585
Int J Agr Sci 8.27 (2016):1583-1585

Keywords : Kharif groundnut production technology, Groundnut growers, Correlation
Academic Editor : Dr Basa Swaminath
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

A study was conducted in South Saurashtra agro climatic zone of Gujarat state, to identify the technological gaps in adoption of kharif groundnut production technology. The ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. The size of the sample was 120 respondents which were purposively selected from eight villages namely Ishvariya, Adhdhya, Mota dadva and Sajdyali from Rajkot district and Vishavadar, Dhebar, Thanapipli and Vaspda from Junagadh district. The result of study shows that in case of overall technological gap, 62.50 per cent of farmers had medium technological gap followed by 20.83 per cent and 16.67 per cent had high and low technological gap about groundnut production technology, respectively. Whereas practice wise technology gap among various recommended technologies, there were high technological gap in plant protection (43.95 per cent), followed by improved variety (43.64 per cent), application of fertilizer (35.59 per cent), sowing time (31.74 per cent), weed management (31.66 per cent) and seed treatment (30.47 per cent). The finding also revealed that the selected independent variables viz. size of land holding, annual income, social participation, extension participation, mass media exposure, innovativeness, risk orientation and knowledge had negatively and highly significant, education was negative and significant and age was positively and highly significantly association with the technological gap in adoption of recommended practices of Kharif groundnut by groundnut growers. All the 12 independent variables contributed towards 93.63 per cent of variation in technological gap in adoption of kharif groundnut production technology by groundnut growers. The calculate ‘t’ value for partial regression co-efficient was negative and significant with innovativeness and knowledge, positive and significant with age and cropping intensity on technological gap in adoption of recommended practices of Kharif groundnut by kharif groundnut growers.