Vol. 12, Special Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Mahendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Prashant Kumar Pandey and Eshant Kumar Sukdeve

Abstract:
Rice-based cropping system can be described as mix of farming practices that comprises of rice as the major crop followed by subsequent cultivation of other crops. Intercropping of rice and other compatible crops is also widely practiced in many regions. Rice-based cropping system is a major cropping system practiced in India, which include the rotation of crops involving cereals, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, green manures, vegetable, etc. These principles were first articulated in the Indonesian National IPM Programme but have expanded as IPM Programmes have evolved and improved. The study was conducted during the year 2017-19 in two irrigated districts namely Janjgir-Champa and Dhamtari and two rainfed districts namely Korba and Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh Plains. Form the each of the selected districts two representative blocks namely Kurud and Dhamtari from Dhamtari district and Janjgir and Champa form Janjgir-Champa district were selected purposively. Similarly, two blocks Pali and Katghora from Korba district and Mahasamund and Bagbhra from Mahasamund district were selected. From each selected block two representative villages were selected randomly. Therefore 8 irrigated and 8 rainfed villages were considered for the study. Total 16 villages were selected. From each selected village 20 representative farmers were selected randomly. In this way a total of 160 (20X8) farmers from irrigated and 160 (20X8) farmers from rainfed area were selected. Thus total 320 farmers were considered as respondents for the present study. The data were collected by a personal interview with the help of a pre-tested structured interview schedule. The result shows that 87.5 Percent respondents of mung had good knowledge in cultural practice that is timely sowing of seed, 56.25 Percent respondents had known that seed treatment of mung could be done by trichodermaviride, 53Percent respondents had adopted sticky trap followed by 50 Percent respondents adopted light trap to catch the harmful insect of mung crop.