Adoption Level of Recommended Crossandra Cultivation Practices by the Farmers

摘要

The present study was conducted in Chickballapur and Chtradurga districts of Karnataka with a sample size of 120 respondents to know the adoption level of recommended crossandra cultivation practices by the fanners. The results indicated that there was a high level, followed by medium level adoption of different recommended technologies in crossandra cultivation. The variables such as education, land holding, farming experience, annual income, area under irrigation, risk bearing ability, extension agency contact, mass media participation, innovativeness and economic motivation had positive and significant relationship with adoption of crossandra cultivation practices. Timely non-availability of labourers (87.50 %), high labour charge (76.67 %), more pest attack (72.50%), more disease incidence (66.67%) and lack of technical guidance (61.67%) were the major production constraints experienced by crossandra growers.