International Journal of Farm Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Awareness about banana farming practices among the banana growers of Gulbarga district

  • Author:
  • Ashokkumar Bennur, N Manjula, L Manjunath, SL Patil
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 66 to 68

Department of Agricultural Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka, India

*Email forcorrespondence: ashokbennur@rediffmail.com

Online published on 25 July, 2018.

Abstract

The study conducted in Gulbarga district of Karnataka during 2010–11 reveled that most of the farmers (47.50%) belonged to medium level of knowledge about farming practices. As high as 97.50 per cent of the respondents had knowledge about recommended hybrids/varieties. Majority (93.33%) of banana growers were aware of spacing while 94.17, 92.50 and 84.17 per cent had knowledge regarding diseases, irrigation and pesticides respectively.

Keywords

Banana, farming practices, awareness, farmers