A study on adoption of control measure practices of parthenium (Parthenium Hysterophorus L.) Weed among the farmers of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

A study on adoption of control measure practices of parthenium (Parthenium Hysterophorus L.) weed among the farmers of surguja district of chhattisgarh. The problems faced by the farmer during adoption of control measure practices of Parthenium weed are concerned it was found that majority of the respondents reported high cost of herbicides, lack of information regarding harmful effects, control methods and knowledge of Parthenium weed about appropriate doses of herbicides etc. that 64.06 per cent of the respondents had medium level of adoption regarding identification of Parthenium weed, and 100 per cent, 98.44 per cent, 98.44 per cent, 95.32 per cent, 92.97 per cent, 96.88 per cent and 60 93 per cent and 56.25 per cent of the respondents had low level of adoption regarding of the control measure practices of Parthenium weed, respectively, whereas the respondents 39.06 per cent mechanical, 35.94per cent uprooting, 6.25 per cent cultural, 1.56 per cent in utilization and other and 0.78 per cent chemical methods of the respondents had medium level of adoption regarding of the control measure practices of Parthenium weed, and 4.69 per cent mechanical, 3.12 per cent uprooting, 0.78 per cent cultural, and 1.56 per cent chemical methods of the respondents had low level of adoption regarding of the control measure practices of Parthenium weed.