Enhancing Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technologies among Chilli Farmers of Karnataka-India
2014
Kumara, N. | Jnanesh, A.C. | Sachidananda, S.N. | Gowda, B Hanumanthe | Manoj, R.
The study was conducted in Chickmagalore and Kadur taluks of Chickmagalore District of Karnataka state. Integrated Pest Management Practices in Chilli during 2013 and 2014.Study reveals that use of drip irrigation, fertigation technology, and management of pests & Diseases, Drying & grading for marketing and use of foliar nutrition in Chilli brought the benefit cost ratio for Chilli IPM farmers compared to farmers’ of traditional practice, from 1.47 to 1.83. Whereas increasing yield in farmers who were under Extention & Development Activities Team was 810 Kg of Red Chilli per acre compared to 750 Kg of red Chilli in non-IPM farmers. Adoption of IPM technologies was increased to 65.42 percent among the farmers who were under Extention & Development Activities.
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