Vol. 11, Special Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Holkar SC, Sawant PA, Kadam JR and Ekhande YS

Abstract:
The present study was conducted in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region of Maharashtra state with the major objective to know the expectations of the mango growers on refinement of mango production technologies developed by the DBSKKV. The sample was comprised of randomly selected 240 mango growers from 48 villages in six tahsils from two districts, which was personally interviewed with the help of specially designed interview schedule. The statistical tools like frequency and percentage were used for analysis. The expectations of the mango growers on refinement of mango production technologies were ‘fertilizer dose for mango should be restanderdized’, paclobutrazol dose should be restandardized as the present dose in having adverse effect on plant growth and health, ‘improvement in Amar Loranthus cutter should be made as more strength is required due to its heavy weight’, and ‘height of the tree for rejuvenation purpose should be restandardized.