physicochemical

FARMERS PERCEPTION TOWARDS UNDERSTANDABILITY AND UTILITY PANCHANGAM
Table 2. Distribution of the respondents based on their understanding towards various components
of Vyavasaya Panchangam
N=120
S.No. Items Percentage Rank
1. Meaning of each sentence 96.7 1
2. Meaning of each paragraph 96.7 1
3. Symptoms of damage by the pests and diseases 95.9 2
4. Usage of language 95.0 3
5. Meaning of each chapter 94.2 4
6. Illustrations 90.0 5
7. Meanings of general words 89.2 6
8. Continuity between the chapters 88.3 7
9. Continuity throughout the panchangam. 88.3 7
10. Continuity in the chapter from one para to another para 85.0 8
11. Meaning of the content preview in Vyavasaya Panchangam 85.0 8
as a whole
12. Information on dairy management 82.5 9
13. Information on poultry rearing 78.3 10
14. Information on sheep & goat rearing 70.8 11
15. Font size 70.8 11
16. Information on fuel for cooking in rural areas 64.2 12
17. Information on foods and nutrition 55.0 13
18. Balance use of insecticides at proper time 47.5 14
19. Balance use of herbicides at proper time 46.7 15
20. English words 46.7 15
21. Fertilizer doses 45.8 16
22. Dosages of fungicides 45.8 16
23. Technical words used 38.3 17
24. Examples given/ illustrations 33.3 18
25. Information on low cost production technologies 30.8 19
26. New words used 26.7 20
27. Table contents 20.8 21
28. Information on drudgery reduction technologies 21.7 22
29. Information on fodder crops 16.7 23
30. Calculation methods 12.5 24
31. Information on rabbit rearing 12.5 25
32. Information on tie & die 8.3 26
33. Information on pisiculture 3.3 27
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