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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
A study on extent of adoption of paddy farmers about the integrated nutrient management technologies in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu
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P Shanmugaraja, S Kishorkumar, V Prabudoss, V Sakthivel, S Dineshkumar
Abstract
Paddy has shaped the culture, diets and economics of thousands of million people. For more than half of the humanity "paddy is life". In India paddy occupies the first place both in area and production. Nagapattinam district in Tamilnadu was purposively selected because of majority of the farmers, farm women and agricultural labourers are directly or indirectly involved in rice crop cultivation which forms the basis for the agrarian economy of Nagapattinam district.Nagapattinam district has eight taluks. Paddy is being grown in all eight taluks. The Eight taluks are Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Vedaranyam, Tharangambadi, Kilvelur,Kuthalam, Thirukkuvalai. Mayiladuthurai taluk was randomly selected for the study. Six villages namely Kiloy, Manalmedu, Mudigandanallur, Kesingan, Attur, Kadalangudi were selected for the study. Sample size of 120 respondents was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. More than half of the respondents majority of the respondents (55.00 per cent) fell under medium category followed by high (34.17 per cent) and low (10.83 per cent) categories.
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Pages:1463-1466
How to cite this article:
P Shanmugaraja, S Kishorkumar, V Prabudoss, V Sakthivel, S Dineshkumar "A study on extent of adoption of paddy farmers about the integrated nutrient management technologies in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 1463-1466
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