Open AccessKnowledge and Adoption of Mentha Growers Regarding Recommended Cultivation Practices of Mentha Crop in Siddhaur Block of Barabanki District Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
Ravi Verma,
Jahanara Jahanara,
Dipak Kumar Bose
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advances in agricultural science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2348-1358
DOI - 10.47856/ijaast.2021.v08i8.002
Subject(s) - uttar pradesh , multistage sampling , mentha arvensis , insomnia , schedule , agricultural science , toxicology , mathematics , socioeconomics , medicine , biology , statistics , management , essential oil , botany , sociology , psychiatry , economics
This study was conducted in Siddhaur block of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh in 2020-2021. With the help of random sampling method, 120 Mentha growers were selected and data were collected by personal interview method by using pre-tested interview schedule and later appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out the meaningful result. The finding of the study revealed that the overall level of knowledge of mentha growers regarding the recommended practices indicated they have medium knowledge level. The Adoption level of mentha growers on recommended cultivation practices of mentha also indicated as medium level of adoption (66.70%), followed by low level of adoption (21.70%) and high level of adoption (11.60%).