Adoption of Kerala Agricultural University Recommended Practices of Amaranthus and Vegetable Cowpea

K.K Anju; V.B Padmanabhan

doi:10.26725/JEE.2016.2.28.5651-5658

Adoption of Kerala Agricultural University Recommended Practices of Amaranthus and Vegetable Cowpea

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K.K Anju College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. INDIA
V.B Padmanabhan College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, KAU, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. INDIA

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https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2016.2.28.5651-5658

Abstract

The study was conducted in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Ninety farmers engaged in commercial cultivation of amaranthus and vegetable cowpea were selected through three stage random sampling procedure. Ten independent variables were selected based on judges’ relevancy rating. Majority of the respondents belonged to medium category with respect to adoption. In the case of amaranthus growers, four variables, namely, contact with extension agency, scientific orientation, innovativeness and mass media exposure were found to be significantly and positively related to adoption. Education, scientific orientation and innovativeness were found to be significantly and positively related to adoption in the case of vegetable cowpea growers.

Author Biographies

K.K Anju, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. INDIA

PG Scholar, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, KAU,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

V.B Padmanabhan, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, KAU, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. INDIA

Professor , Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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2017-04-16

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Anju, K., & Padmanabhan, V. (2017). Adoption of Kerala Agricultural University Recommended Practices of Amaranthus and Vegetable Cowpea. Journal of Extension Education, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2016.2.28.5651-5658

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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2016): Journal of Extension Education

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