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Contents of 41(1) 2013 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
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A STUDY ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF FARMERS ON TEA CULTIVATION<br />
hexaconazole, incidence <strong>of</strong> mites population due to<br />
indiscriminate sprayings and symptoms <strong>of</strong> blister<br />
blight disease.<br />
Less than 50 per cent <strong>of</strong> the respondents<br />
had knowledge on minimum number <strong>of</strong> clones required<br />
in an area, the clone to seed ratio that should be<br />
maintained, symptoms <strong>of</strong> boron and potassium<br />
deficiency in plants, control <strong>of</strong> diseases such as black<br />
rot, recommended depth <strong>of</strong> pits for planting, various<br />
types <strong>of</strong> bio fertilizers and Zinc sulphate concentration<br />
for foliar application. Surprisingly, none <strong>of</strong> the<br />
respondents had knowledge on the percentage <strong>of</strong> total<br />
area that one single clone variety should occupy in a<br />
given area <strong>of</strong> field.<br />
<strong>The</strong> items which demand high technical<br />
knowledge or advices from experts such as<br />
knowledge on nutrient deficiency symptoms, clone<br />
to seed ratio, chemical for black rot control were not<br />
answered by more than 80 per cent <strong>of</strong> the respondents<br />
and 100 per cent <strong>of</strong> them had no knowledge on the<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> area that a single clone variety should<br />
occupy. Unfortunately, these are the yield<br />
determining factors in tea cultivation and non adoption<br />
<strong>of</strong> which leads to low yields.<br />
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