Constraints in adoption of integrated pest management practices in cotton

• Published in: Indian Journal of Extension Education (India) Vol. 39; no. 1-2
• Main Authors: Chander, S., Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (India). Div. of Agricultural Extn, Singh, S.P., Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (India). Dept. of Veterinary Extension Education
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2003
• Subjects: EXTENSION ACTIVITIES; FARMERS; INNOVATION ADOPTION; SERICULTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

The cotton crop is attacked by a number of insect pests, diseases, nematodes and weeds. Yield losses due to these pests range from 15 to 25 per cent. There are a number of problems encountered by the cotton growers in adoption of the recommendation of IPM practices. The study was conducted inHaryana on the total sample size of 180 respondents. The constraints were reported as serious to most serious level by majority of the respondents in case of technological; economical; service, supply and marketing and transfer oftechnology besides overall constraints perceived in the adoption of IPM practices by the cotton growers. Education, land holding, socio-economic- status, information sources, risk orientation, economic motivation, change proneness and management orientation were found to have negative and highly significant relationship with technological, economical, transfer oftechnology as well as overall constraints perceived in the adoption of IPM practices. Social participation had negative and highly significant correlation with only transfer of technology constraints. The service, supply and marketing constraints were found to have negative and highly significant relationship with land holding and economic motivation whereas, management orientation had shown negative and significant correlation.