Extent and Correlates of Knowledge of Farmers regarding Scientific Potato Production Technologies in Himachal Pradesh
socio-economicȱ statusȱ mayȱ haveȱ moreȱ accessȱ toȱ Conclusion
sourcesȱ ofȱ scientificȱ agriculturalȱ information.ȱ Theȱ
Itȱ canȱ beȱ inferredȱ from presentȱ studyȱ thatȱ mostȱ ofȱ
Pearson’sȱ correlationȱ coefficientȱ betweenȱ theȱ sixȱ
theȱfarmersȱhadȱmediumȱtoȱlowȱlevelȱofȱknowledgeȱ
independentȱsocio-personal-economicȱvariablesȱandȱ
regardingȱ scientificȱ potatoȱ productionȱ technology.ȱ
theȱdependentȱvariableȱKnowledgeȱlevelȱregardingȱ
Knowledgeȱgapȱwithȱrespectȱtoȱpackageȱofȱpracticesȱ
scientificȱpotatoȱcultivationȱtechnologyȱwasȱworkedȱ
wasȱofȱmediumȱlevel.ȱFarmersȱofȱtheseȱareaȱrequireȱ
outȱandȱpresentedȱinȱTableȱ5.
knowledgeȱ inȱ caseȱ ofȱ weedȱ management,ȱ seedȱ
Table 5: Correlation between knowledge level of potato
treatment,ȱfertilizerȱdosesȱandȱinȱtheȱareasȱofȱplantȱ
farmers and their selected socio-economic variables
protectionȱi.e.ȱdiseaseȱandȱinsect-pestȱmanagement.ȱ
Pearson
Thereforeȱtrainingȱinȱtheseȱareasȱshouldȱbeȱprovidedȱ
Sl.
Socio-economic variable
Correlation
toȱ farmersȱ byȱ Governmentȱ agencies.ȱ Farmerȱ withȱ
No.
coefficient(r)
lesserȱlandȱholdingȱandȱlowȱannualȱincomeȱshouldȱ
1
Age
0.029
beȱtargetedȱfirst.
2
Education
0.265*
3
Family labour availability
0.159
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4
Experience in potato cultivation
0.019
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Land holding
0.244*
www.nhb.gov.in/area-pro/Indian%20Horticulture%20
6
Annual income
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*Significant at p=0.05
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