Vol. 8, Special Issue 4 (2020)
Adoption of recommended environmental protection measures among vegetable growers to combat hazardous effect caused through pesticide residues in vegetables
Author(s): PH Vihariya, MR Patel and NB Thakur
Abstract: The present study was conducted on a random sample of 120 vegetable growers selected from the 12 random villages of Anand, Borsad and Petlad Taluka of Gujarat state.The methodological procedure consisted of dependent and independent variables.The data were collected through personal interview using structured interview schedule. The collected data were classified, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted in order to make the findings meaningful. The statistical measures such as percentage and frequency were used in the study. Data of the research study stated that slightly more than one half (51.66 per cent) of the vegetable growers had low level of adoption about recommended environmental protection measures, followed by 35.00 per cent, 7.50 per cent and 5.84 per cent in medium, very low and high level of adoption category, and nobody were found in very high level of adoption category, respectively. So, majority (86.66 per cent) of the vegetable growers were having low to medium level of adoption about recommended environmental protection measures in vegetable cultivation.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4f.10091
Pages: 348-350 | 557 Views 50 Downloads
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PH Vihariya, MR Patel and NB Thakur. Adoption of recommended environmental protection measures among vegetable growers to combat hazardous effect caused through pesticide residues in vegetables. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2020; 8(4): 348-350. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4f.10091
