ASSESSMENT OF ADOPTION LEVEL OF CASTOR GROWING RESPONDENT OF SIROHI DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN ABOUT HYBRID CASTOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

M.S. CHANDAWAT¹*, R.P.S. JETAWAT², A. PARASHAR³, A. SHARMA⁴, SUSHIL KUMAR^5
1Senior Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
²Subject Matter Specialist (Plant protection), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
³Subject Matter Specialist (Agronomy), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
⁴Subject Matter Specialist (Home science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
⁵Subject Matter Specialist (Agrometeorology), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : drchandawat@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-05-2021     Accepted : 27-05-2021     Published : 30-05-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 5       Pages : 10760 - 10761
Int J Agr Sci 13.5 (2021):10760-10761

Keywords : Castor, Adoption, KVK
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to State Agriculture Department, Sirohi. Authors are also thankful to Senior Scientist and Head, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sirohi, 307001, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 342304, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Castor is an important oilseed cash crop. Castor oil obtained from castor seed is non-edible, but is of great industrial importance Castor producer in India. In Rajasthan, Sirohi district stands first in terms of area and production of castor. Therefore, a study was undertaken to assess the level of adoption of castor production of Sirohi district. The study was conducted in 5 blocks. In all, 100 farmers were selected randomly from 10 villages of five blocks. The findings of this study revealed that majority (49 per cent) of the castor growers had medium level of adoption regarding recommended hybrid castor production technology. Predominantly the hybrid castor growers had higher adoption regarding castor cultivation practices viz., threshing, picking and harvesting, spreading for drying, irrigation applied recommended varieties and interculturing, which can be due to frequently being in contact with extension agencies and sporty participation in various extension activities

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