Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Umesh Chandra Verma, Dr. MA Khan, Dr. PK Pandey and Twinkle Handa

Abstract:
One of the most significant cereal crops in the world, rice (Oryza sativa L.) is grown all over the world. Three rice establishing techniques are typically used in Chhattisgarh viz, transplanting method, lehi method and broadcasting method. The present study is focused to decry the Adoption status of various crop production practices in different rice establishment methods in Chhattisgarh. The study was carried out in Raipur and Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh plains among which two blocks from each district and two villages from each block were randomly selected and a total of 15 rice growers were selected from each village (5 farmers practicing broadcast brasi, 5 farmers practicing lehi and 5 farmers practicing transplanting). Data was gathered using a pre-tested interview schedule. The present study shows that total area under transplanting, lehi and broadcasting system of rice establishment was 183.94 ha, 80.50 ha and 86.75 ha respectively. Also, total area of all the respondents under rice crop were 351.19ha among which 313.85ha was under irrigated condition and 37.34ha was under rainfed condition. Swarna, mahamaya and hybrid varieties are dominant varieties in the study area in all three methods of rice establishment due to their higher yield. Maximum (59.14 q/ha) productivity was reported under transplanting method followed by lehi (50.cha) and broadcasting (40.04 q/ha) method. In reference to knowledge and adoption of various practices of rice establishment under different methods, Maximum overall knowledge index of 77.08 percent was recorded for post harvest management practices and maximum overall adoption index of 58.75 percent was recorded for seed treatment. Also, majority of the respondents in all three establishment methods had medium level of knowledge. Moreover, the overall adoption index for transplanting method was 55.20 percent followed by 49.23 percent for lehi and 47.50 percent for broadcasting with complete adoption index for overall adoption of all practices was 50.64 percent. Moreover, majority of the respondents in all three establishment methods had medium adoption level. Relationship between independent variables and extent of adoption of rice production practices in all three establishment methods shows that economic motivation, risk bearing ability, source of information and extent of knowledge was positively and significantly correlated with extent of adoption of rice production practices at 1 percent level of significance whereas productivity and credit acquisition were positively and significantly correlated with extent of adoption of rice production practices at 5 percent level of significance. The value of coefficient of determination (R2) is 66.66% which clearly reveals that 66.66% of the variations on adoption level are due to the selected variables whereas 33.34% of variation is due to environmental factors or non- selected variables.