Adoption of Bt cotton tenant farmers on recommended package of practices in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The study was conducted in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state during 2017-18. A total of 120 Bt cotton tenant farmers were selected randomly for the study. Data was collected with interview schedule. Data revealed that a little more than half of the Bt cotton tenant farmers (52.50%) had medium adoption, followed by high (24.17) and low (23.33%) adoption levels with regard to adoption of Bt cotton production technology. The practices like the use of Bt cotton hybrid seeds, recommended spacing, seed rate, spraying of 2.00 per cent urea was adopted fully by majority of the Bt cotton tenant farmers because they are easy to adopt and are available easily at the local markets. The practices like crop rotation, application of zinc, phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, magnesium, boron use were adopted partially by majority of the Bt cotton tenant farmers because the recommended dosages are difficult to understand and adopt. But, they were compulsory technologies to be followed. Lack of awareness, lack of extension contact might also be the reason for their partial adoption. There was a cent per cent non adoption of refuge crop, Bio-fertilizers, Stem application, intercropping and topping of branches.