PERCEPTION OF THE GROUNDNUT GROWERS ABOUT DAMAGE CAUSED BY PESTS IN JUNAGADH DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE

P.H. ZALA¹*, N.B. JADAV², T.D. KAPURIYA^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
²Senior Scientist and Head, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pipalia, 360410, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : zalaprashant7@gmail.com

Received : 02-03-2019     Accepted : 12-03-2019     Published : 15-03-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 5       Pages : 7988 - 7989
Int J Agr Sci 11.5 (2019):7988-7989

Keywords : Perception, Groundnut, Pest
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Pests like more numbers of wild animals like bluebull, pig etc., insects like white grub, Spodoptera litura, Heliothis armigera, jassid, thrips etc. and diseases like, stem rot, bud necrosis, root rot etc. can cause more damage in groundnut. Management of pests are prerequisite for increase the production. Considering above instances, the following research objective has been linked for the study. To know the perception of the respondents about damage caused by pests. The study was conducted under ex-post facto research design and multistage simple random sampling technique. The study in Junagadh district of Gujarat state. Three talukas were selected based on criterion maximum area under groundnut cultivation. Total twelve villages from three talukas were selected randomly. 120 groundnut growers from twelve villages were considered for the study. Majority (65.00 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of perception about damage caused by pests of groundnut.

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