PROBLEM CONFRONTATION OF THE OWNERS IN NURSERY MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the problems confronted b) the owners in nurser) management and to explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the owners and their problem confrontation in nursery management. Five types of problems of the owners in nursery management were selected. The selected characteristics were: age, education, famil size, experience in nursery raising. land possession. area used for nurser>. annual litniily income. extelision contact, training exposure, cosniopoliteness and knowledge on nursery management. Ihe study was per1o"iied in 7 upazillas tinder Chandpur District. Data were collected from 72 nursery owners using an interview schedule. Scale score was used to determine the owners' problem in nursery management and a Probleni Confrontation Index ( PC'l ) was used to compare anionti the 5 types of selected problems. For the statistical analysis Pearson's Produci Moment Correlation was applied. \iajority (83%) of the owners were fotind confronted niediuni problem. while 4 11/o of the owners confronted low problems and 13% conliDnted high problem in nursery management. Among the I I selected characteristics of the nursery owners age and education ol the nurser' o ners had significant positnve relationship with their problem conirontation in likirserN inanagenient. Ianii ly size, land possession. annual lhniily iJICOflK. traniing exposure and cosmopolitciiess of the owners had non-signihcant negative relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery management. Experience in nOnscry raising. extension contact of the owners and knowledge on nursery management had no significant relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery management. Area used br nurser of the o tiers had signi licant negati vc relationship with their problem confrontation in nursery nianagenient. On the basis of Problem Confrontation Index (PCI) "Lack of credit theilities" ranked first which is followed by Non-cooperative marketing. Lack of stiitable land. Lack of skilled workers. low price of seedlings/saplings. Insects problem. Insufficient supply of qualits' seeds/seedlings. High salary of the orkers. Inadequate improved mother trees. Scarcity ni organic manure. Diseases problem. Flood problem. Advertisement problem. Ineflicient usc of input by orkers. Low work OtiLtit per day from workers. Problems in Raising seedlings! saplings. Lack of seed coIled ion and storage ltci Ii ties. Inefficient

supervision, U navai lahil ity of inputs. Prob ktrns in Soil preparation for pot or p01)' hag. Problems in Seed bed preparation and Problems in Fertilizer doses ranked the last.