Browsing by Author "Hirevenkanagoudar, L.V."

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    Benefits and Constraints in Adoption of Drip Irrigation Among the Plantation Crop Growers
    (2007) Shashidhara, K.K.; Bheemappa, A.; Hirevenkanagoudar, L.V.; Shashidhar, K.C.
    The study was conducted during 2003-04 among areca nut and banana growers of Shimoga and Davanagere districts of Karnataka. The results revealed that majority of drip irrigation farmers had expressed the advantages like saving of water (95.55%), saving in labour cost for irrigation (92.22%) and uniform application of water (91.11%). Improved quality of the produce was expressed by 70.00 per cent of farmers. Drip irrigation had shown increased yield in arecanut and banana to the extent of 5.94 and 3.54 per cent, respectively as compared to surface irrigation. Similarly the returns were increases to the extent of 5.92 and 3.54 per cent, respectively. Drip irrigation had resulted in higher B:C ratio (1:3.36) as compared to surface irrigation (1:2.81). The quality parameters of banana (Yelakki bale) crop grown under drip system had shown more number of hands per bunch (12), fingers per bunch (103), length of fruit (4.73 inches) and fruit thickness (2.53inches). The drip irrigation had minimized the days for harvesting (398 days) and also increased self-life (15 days) in banana.
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    Benefits and Constraints in Adoption of Drip Irrigation Among the Plantation Crop Growers
    (Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2007) Shashidhara, K.K.; Bheemappa, A.; Hirevenkanagoudar, L.V.; Shashidhar, K.C.
    The study was conducted during 2003-04 among areca nut and banana growers of Shimoga and Davanagere districts of Karnataka. The results revealed that majority of drip irrigation farmers had expressed the advantages like saving of water (95.55%), saving in labour cost for irrigation (92.22%) and uniform application of water (91.11%). Improved quality of the produce was expressed by 70.00 per cent of farmers. Drip irrigation had shown increased yield in arecanut and banana to the extent of 5.94 and 3.54 per cent, respectively as compared to surface irrigation. Similarly the returns were increases to the extent of 5.92 and 3.54 per cent, respectively. Drip irrigation had resulted in higher B:C ratio (1:3.36) as compared to surface irrigation (1:2.81). The quality parameters of banana (Yelakki bale) crop grown under drip system had shown more number of hands per bunch (12), fingers per bunch (103), length of fruit (4.73 inches) and fruit thickness (2.53inches). The drip irrigation had minimized the days for harvesting (398 days) and also increased self-life (15 days) in banana.
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    A Study on Knowledge and Extent of Adoption of Plant Protection Measures in Coconut Crop
    (2008) Thippeswamy, R.; Syed Sadaqath; Manjunath, L.; Hirevenkanagoudar, L.V.
    The study on knowledge and extent of adoption of plant protection measures in coconut cultivation by farmers of Chitradurga district was conducted during 2006-07. This district was purposively selected where in maximum area was covered by coconut cultivation and also pests and diseases in this district severely affected the crop. In the present study, it was observed that the maximum of 61.88 per cent of coconut growing farmers had medium knowledge level about cultivation and plant protection measures. Further, it was also observed that about 58.76 per cent of farmers had adopted plant protection measures to control pests and diseases. The farmers had hundred percent of absolute knowledge about mites infestation. Similarly, farmers also had (97.50 %) absolute knowledge about bud rot disease. Further, in case of extent of adoption of plant protection measures, about 27.00 per cent of farmers revealed complete adoption of plant protection measures to control mites infestation, followed by a maximum of 28.00 per cent full adoption to control bud rot disease, respectively.