Author/Authors :
D.، Bhingardeve, S. نويسنده Department of Extension Education, A.C. Kolhapur , , Kolgane، B. T. نويسنده I/C Professor, Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Kolhapur , , Patil، S. S. نويسنده Junior Research Asstt. Department of Extension Education, A.C. Kolhapur , , Tale، N. N. نويسنده Asstt. Proferssor, Department of Extension Education, A.C. Kolhapur ,
Abstract :
All farmers had complete knowledge about all practices except quantity required for biological seed treatment, time of fertilizer application. Most of the farmers (93.33 per cent) prefers the ratoon season planting after 15 th February. Soil testing were not adopted by 80.00 per cent of farmers for integrated nutrient management. Regarding chemical fertilizer treatment, 60.00 per cent of farmers were not adopted the proper time and quantity of fertilizer for Adsali and Suru planting season of sugarcane. All the farmers faced the constraints like lack of technical knowledge regarding fertilizer dose conversion on the basis of Soil testing results, unavailability of soil testing labs in nearby area and high prices & timely unavailability of straight fertilizers. All the farmers suggested needs of technical knowledge regarding fertilizer dose conversion on the basis of soil testing results, timely availability of straight fertilizers at reasonable prices and availability of soil testing labs in nearby area.
