Abstract:
The study examines the status of plant protection management practices in
potato cultivation and estimates the contribution of the selected characteristics
of the cultivators with their plant protection management practices to potato
cultivation. This study is an integration of quantitative data that were collect in
Pashuram block of Rangpur sadar. Data were gathered from 112 potato
cultivators from 07 February to 06 March, 2017. Descriptive statistics and
multiple regression were used for analysis. Most of the farmers (52.7 percent)
belong to medium use of plant protection management practices followed by
high use of plant protection management practices (39.3 percent). Among the
variables- level of education, annual family income from potato cultivation,
potato cultivation experience, knowledge on potato cultivation, usages of mass
media, training exposure, organizational participation were significant
contributor and provided 71.0 percent variation in use of plant protection
management practices in potato cultivation. It was also found that lack of cold
storage positioned the 1
st
as per Problem Faced Index (PFI) while getting low
service from extension workers ranked at the last position regarding problems
faced by farmers in potato cultivation. It is recommended that DAE
(Department of Agricultural Extension) should invest on improving growers
knowledge on potato cultivation and using diverse mass media to increase the
extent of use of plant protection management practices in potato cultivation.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
