The level of adoption of various biotic stress management practices by sugarcane growers in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

The present study has been conducted on the level of adoption of various biotic stress management practices by sugarcane growers in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh. 15 villages were selected randomly for the study in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh. The Socio-personal characteristics of the respondents indicated that the majority (67.50%) belongs to middle aged group (36 to 55 years). With reference to source of information, about 97.50 per cent of the farmers had received the information from progressive farmers while 92.5 per cent received from radio. The study also revealed that more than half of the respondents were having medium economic motivation and adopted flatbed sowing method of sugarcane due to its simple and time saving quality. 69.93% farmers were found to be growing CO-62175 sugarcane variety with 68.34 per cent farmer in study area had medium level of farming experience i.e., 5-10 years.