Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
D Naveen, Daya Ram, M Deepa Devi and A Prasad

Abstract:
Global organic farming, as it is practiced today, relies upon microbial processes to degrade, or disintegrate, organic matter to release essential mineral nutrients to plants. The present study was conducted in Bishnupur District of Manipur in year-2019-20 with a total of 50 organic vegetable growers drawn by simple random sampling method. Ex-Post Facto research design was adopted since the variables chosen for the study have already occurred. majority (50.00%) of the vegetable growers adopting Trichoderma in the adoption of organic pesticides for seed treatment followed by the non-adoption category (28.00%), Bhejamrutha (16.00%) and Mycostop (6.00%). In adoption of organic pesticides in nursery total (100.00%) respondents belonged to non-adoption category. In adoption of organic pesticides for insect management majority (36.00%) of the vegetable growers adopting NSKE/Neem oil followed by non-adoption (16.00%) category, Neemastram (22.00%), Brahmastram (14.00%), Agnastram (12.00%). In adoption of organic pesticides for disease management majority (56.00%) of the vegetable growers were belonged to non-adoption category followed by adoption of Trichoderma (14.00%), Neem oil (10.00%), Def-guard (10.00%), Mycostop (6.00%) and Panchagavya (4.00%). In adoption of organic pesticides for storage management total (100.00%) vegetable growers belonged non- adoption category. This specified the significant effectiveness of twelve independent variables in predicting the extent of adoption of organic pesticides among vegetable growers when all the variables were functioning jointly.