MARKET POTENTIAL AND AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT FUNGICIDES FOR CONTROL OF DISEASES IN TOMATO IN ANAND DISTRICT

P.B. PATEL¹*, Y.A. LAD^2
1Department of HRD & Personnel Management, International Agri-Business Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110, India
²Department of HRD & Personnel Management, International Agri-Business Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110, India
* Corresponding Author : yogeshalad@gmail.com

Received : 03-08-2015     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6835 - 6837
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6835-6837

Keywords : Market potential, Awareness, Fungicide, Tomato
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to International Agri-Business Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat 388110, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The study was conducted for Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. On “Market Potential and Awareness of Different Fungicides for Control of Disease in Tomato in Anand District”. The study has covered middle Gujarat consisting of 4 Talukas and 20 villages of Anand district selected through purposive sampling method. Both primary and secondary data were used to achieve the stipulated objectives of the study. Primary data were collected with the help of structured schedule. Descriptive statistics and Garrett ranking was applied to achieve the stipulated objectives of the study. Major diseases found in tomato crop were damping off, fusarium wilt, early blight, late blight, tomato mosaic virus and leaf curl virus. According to most of the farmers, damping off and fusarium wilt attack arrives at nursery stage while early blight, late blight, leaf curl virus and tomato mosaic virus arrives after transplanting stage. In Anand districts it was found that 60% farmers responded that cost of treatment for diseases control per acre was less than ₹ 650, 27% farmers responded that it was ₹ 651-750 and remaining 13% farmers told that cost of diseases control per acre is greater than ₹ 850. Cost of treatment was depends on the price of the different fungicides. Total area under tomato crop in anand district was 1867 acre. Average quantity required per acre was as per above table and price was also mentioned in table. Thus, ₹ 2498300 is market potentiality in Anand district in tomato crop.

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