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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
The relationship between personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of respondents with their adoption level of cultivation practices in grapes under PMKSY scheme−an analysis
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R Jayasankar, V Sneha, T Balakrishnan
Abstract
Grapes make up about 16 percent of the world's total fruit production. Worldwide, about 68.9 million tons of grapes are produced next to citrus and bananas. It was introduced to India by the Persian invaders in 1300 A. D. Grapes is a non-climacteric fruit that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody climbing vine. India ranks first in productivity with 25.69 t/ha against the world productivity of 9.32 t/ha and also in terms of highest recorded yield of 100 t/ha. Cultivation of grapes in the country is very much localized, being confined primarily to four states, viz., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which together account for more than 90 percent of the area and production. Tamil Nadu is considered to be the prominent state in production of commercial crops mainly grapes in the country standing next to the state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The two districts named Theni and Coimbatore focuses mainly on the cultivation of grapes. From the selection of the variety to the harvest, the grape growers who follow the techniques correctly are highly rewarded. In doing so the technologies follow correctly, and their socioeconomic factors play a major role. To find them out in Tamil Nadu, Dindigul district was surveyed with 120 respondents. The zero-order correlation co-efficient and linear multiple regression analysis were employed to study the relationship and contribution of characteristics with adoption level in cultivation technologies. The findings revealed that out of sixteen independent variables, eight variables viz., educational status, experience in grape cultivation, mass media exposure, training undergone, decision making pattern, economic motivation, innovativeness and subsidy were found to have positive and significant relationship with the extent of adoption of cultivation technologies. The result of multiple regression showed that 51.20 per cent of variation in the adoption level was explained by the sixteen independent variables selected for the study.
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Pages:55-58
How to cite this article:
R Jayasankar, V Sneha, T Balakrishnan "The relationship between personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of respondents with their adoption level of cultivation practices in grapes under PMKSY scheme−an analysis". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 55-58
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