ADOPTION OF IPM PRACTICES IN CAULIFLOWER CULTIVATION IN UDAIPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN

NIDHI¹*, F.L. SHARMA², KISHAN LAL NAGA³, AJIT KUMAR GHOSLYA^4
1Department of Extension Education, Department of Entomology, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
²Department of Extension Education, Department of Entomology, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
³Department of Extension Education, Department of Entomology, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
⁴Department of Extension Education, Department of Entomology, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan
* Corresponding Author : aroranidhi156@gmail.com

Received : 07-05-2016     Accepted : 25-06-2016     Published : 12-10-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 46       Pages : 1940 - 1942
Int J Agr Sci 8.46 (2016):1940-1942

Keywords : IPM, Adoption, Cauliflower, Cultural Practices
Academic Editor : BN Kalsariya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The present study was conducted in Badgaon and Girwa tehsils of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Four villages from each selected Tehsil were taken and 12 respondents were selected randomly from each selected village for the study. Data were collected through pre-structured interview schedule. It was found that majority of respondents (47.92%) were found to be from medium adoption level group. whereas, 31.25 and 20.83 per cent respondents were from the low and high adoption level group about IPM in cauliflower cultivation respectively. Among cultural practices, maximum farmers 97.92 per cent were adopted removal and destruction of the plant part and egg masses in cauliflower and among several IPM practices. 71.17 per cent farmers were adopted cultural practices in cauliflower cultivation.