OCCUPATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF BANANA GROWERS ABOUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

M. MAHESWARAN¹*, M.R. PATEL², B. RATHAVI³, P. KATARA^4
1Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India
²Assoc. Ext. Educationist, EEI, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India
³Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India
⁴Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : meenumaheswaran62@gmail.com

Received : 03-05-2021     Accepted : 27-05-2021     Published : 30-05-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 5       Pages : 10776 - 10777
Int J Agr Sci 13.5 (2021):10776-10777

Keywords : Occupation, Integrated pest management, Banana growers
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Bansilal Amrutlal College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Occupation means the involvement of the respondents in different activities as a source of income for their livelihood. It plays a relevant role in influencing the level of knowledge of banana growers about integrated pest management. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to study occupation and its relationship with the level of knowledge of banana growers about integrated pest management. The result of study revealed that slightly less than three-fourth (74.00 per cent) of the banana growers were depend on farming + animal husbandry and farming. It is also revealed occupation of the banana growers had positive and significant correlation (r = 0.240*) with their level of knowledge about IPM

1. Patel K. P. (2013) MSc Thesis, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India.
2. Patel B. M. (2016) MSc Thesis, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388001, Gujarat, India.