Study on Adoption Level of Ipm Practices in Sugarcane Crop in Meerut District

Abstract

The present investigation entitled '·Study on adoption level of IPM practices in sugarcane crop in Meerut district" with the help of following the objectives, socio-economic status of sugarcane grovvers, knowledge and adoption level of sugarcane growers regarding IPM practices, constraints faced by the sugarcane growers regarding adoption of IPM practices in sugarcane crop and suggestion for the suitable extension strategies for promotion of IPM practices in sugarcane crop. The result revealed that most of the respondents were belonging to medium age group (31-50 years) and mostly they were belonging to general caste, their educational level were up to high school and maximum respondents were married and living nuclear family. Most of the respondents were not member of any formal or informal organizations, their land holding size were medium (2-4 ha.), they \•vere using radio/ television for obtaining information related to agriculture and allied agricultural sectors. Maximum respondents were having electricity connection at home and at farm both. The knowledge level of sugarcane growers regarding IPM practices, the most of the respondents were having 51.25% fully known about the summer boeing in cultural methods, the maximum respondents were having partially known 63.75% proper planting distance, 58.75% recommended seed rate, 77.50% removal of previous crop residues, 67.50% crop rotation, 65·00% inter cropping, 78.75% roughing pr?ctices, 52.5% hot water seed treatment, 70.00% pest monitoring. 77.50% bio-pesticides. 71.25% bio-~gents. 67.50% hie-fertilizers. 42.50% natural enemies, 67.50% resistant varieties, 85.00% seed treatment. 67.50% balance fertilizers, 76.25% name of pesticides. 63 .75% recomm~nded dose of pesticides. 70.00% application of pesticides, ?2.50% soil treatment and the maxm1um ·respondents were having not known 51.25% hand picking of insect, 51.25% hot air seed treatment. 51.25% microbial control about the knowledge level of IPM practices. The adoption level of the sugarcane growers regarding !PM practices. the most of the respondents were having not belong to the high adoption. the maximum respondents were having medium adoption 63.75% summer hoeing. 71.25% proper planting distance, 65.00% recommended seed rate, 63 .75% removal of previous crop residues, 56.25% crop rotation, 50.00% inter cropping, 78.75% .roughing practices, 60.00% pest monitoring, 65.00% biopesticides, 58.75% bio-agents, 70.00% bio-l'ertilizers, 48.75% resistant varieties. 46.25% seed treatment, 83.75% balance dose of fertilizers, 65.00% judicious use of pesticides, 75.00% recommended dose of pesticides, 55.00% soil treatinent and the maximum respondents were having low adoption 63.75% light traps. 73 .75% hand picking of insects, 67.50% hot water seed treatment 86.25% hot air seed treatment 60.00% natural enemies, 66.25% microbial control, 61 .25% judicious use of hormones about the adoption level of fPM practices. The growers faced the constraints related to adoption of IPM practices i.e. maximum respondents were related to lack of knowledge about improved I PM practices and the minimum respondents were related to more e~=ices in the study area.