Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Promotion of lowland rice variety Swarna sub - 1 through front line demonstration in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Author(s): Saurabh Verma, SP Giri, DK Verma and AP Rao
Abstract: The study was carried out in Masodha, Sohawal, Milkipur and Pura blocks of Ayodhya district of eastern UP. These four blocks were purposely selected because; these blocks have maximum low land condition where traditional rice varieties were grown. Apart from frontline demonstrations, other extension methodologies viz., trainings, farmer-scientist interactions, Gosthies, Kisan Mela, field days and media coverage were also employed to get the maximum impact. The data were collected during the training programmes with the help of well structured training evaluation schedule. Total ten practices were selected as criteria to evaluate the farmers’ knowledge gap and adoption of lowland rice production technologies. The results of the study revealed that the farmers had gained knowledge about the production technologies under lowland condition ranging between 13.33% in case of plant protection measures to 100.0% in case of high yielding Swarna Sub-1 variety, after attending the training programmes. It was noticed that maximum gained in adoption level was found with high yielding variety (100%), followed by establishment method (70.00%), time of sowing (65.00%), nutrient management (65%), seed rate (57.50%), weed management (45.00%) and spacing (32.50%).After attending training programmes, the farmers started adopting the improved technologies ranging from 22.50% for harvesting techniques to 95.00% for high yielding variety i.e. Swarna Sub-1.
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Saurabh Verma, SP Giri, DK Verma and AP Rao. Promotion of lowland rice variety Swarna sub - 1 through front line demonstration in eastern Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 131-134.
