Vol. 11, Special Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Dheerendra Kumar, Dan Singh, Ram Babu and Manoj Kumar

Abstract:
The present study was carried out during the year 2020-21, in Meerut and Hapur district of Western Uttar Pradesh to know the knowledge level of cabbage growers regarding cabbage cultivation. The study was done on 200 respondents of various categories and data were collected through personal interview method. The study revealed that most of the cabbage growers were having high knowledge about recommended soil (51.00 per cent), field preparation (50.00 per cent), inter-culture and weed management (59.50 per cent), packing of heads (61.00 per cent) and marketing (69.50 per cent), while medium knowledge had about the recommended seed rate (67.00 per cent), nursery management (55.50 per cent), transplanting (52.50 per cent), planting distance (58.00 per cent), manure and fertilizer application (71.00 per cent), irrigation management (75.00 per cent), insect-pest control (73.00 per cent), harvesting crop (78.00 per cent), and obtain yield per ha (65.00 per cent), where are low knowledge was found in selection of improved varieties and disease control. The variables “Education” Was found high positive correlated with knowledge level of respondents regarding cabbage crop cultivation and caste was found very low negatively correlated with knowledge.