STUDIES ON THE FARMERS RESPONSES AND ADOPTION OF NEEM COATED UREA OVER PLAIN UREA IN DISTRICT TIKAMGARH

SANDIP KUMAR¹*, S.K. SINGH^2
1Department of Animal Science, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tikamgarh, 472001, Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Horticulture, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tikamgarh, 472001, Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : getsandipkumar@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-06-2018     Accepted : 10-06-2018     Published : 15-06-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 11       Pages : 6261 - 6263
Int J Agr Sci 10.11 (2018):6261-6263

Keywords : Neem coated urea(NCU), District, Tikamgarh, Farmers
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tikamgarh, 472001, Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India and ICAR-ATARI, Zone VII, Jabalpur for the support to study the farmers response.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was carried out in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. The information was collected from 100 farmers from five blocks, two villages from each block in the district. It was observed that majority (73.33%) respondents resorted to use neem coated urea (NCU). About 70 % farmers awarded on the benefits of the NCU on yields of the crops. 42.67% farmers agreed that NCU will reduce the quantity of urea used. 85% farmers were agreed about to replace plain urea with that of NCU.

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