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Item Participatory demonstration of integrated root (wilt) disease management practices in farmers gardens - an impact study(2004-12) Anitha Kumari, P.; Solomon, J.J.; Manoj, S.Integrated root (wilt) disease management practices are recommended by CPCRI for improving the health and productivity of coconut palms in root (wilt) affected areas. The recommended practices were adopted in 25 ha plots of 208 coconut farmers consisting of 5000 palms during 1999-2000 to 2002-2003. The result was demonstrated in a participatory mode involving farmers, members of households, farm women, scientists, extension workers and local leaders. The impact analysis indicated a remarkable reduction in root (wilt) disease intensity with an increase in average yield from 24.17 to 46.30 nuts/palm/year, i.e. 91.4% increase. The B: C ratio improved from 1.03 to 1.77. Leaf rot disease found to be superimposed in root (wilt) affected palms could be managed very effectively (47.9% to 1.5% incidence). Effectiveness of rhinoceros beetle control and eriophyid mite management was also recorded. The technology demonstration was done with an appropriate extension methodology support. PRA techniques, recording of individual palm profile, informal group meetings, scientist-farmer interaction, research station visit, method demonstration/training programmes for knowledge and skill upgradation were the major extension components adopted.Item Participatory technology transfer (PTT) - an innovative approach in root (wilt) affected coconut area(2004) Anitha Kumari, P.; Manoj, S.; Arulraj, S.The awareness, knowledge, attitude and adoption of the root (wilt) management practices were found to be very low among the farmers of mot (wilt) affected area. This disease affects the socio economic conditions due to the reduction in coconut yield Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kerala (India) has developed effective integrated management technology for improving the health and yield of disease affected palms. Due to the perennial nature, prevalence of the disease in the State for more than ten decades, attitude of the farming community and other social/economic constraints, the linear model of Transfer of Technology (TOT) could not create the desirable effect. Hence an innovative Participatory Technology Transfer (PTT) approach was implemented in severely root (wilt) affected district-Alappuzha during 1999-2003. The impact analysis indicated significant improvement in awareness (14 to 32.5), knowledge (19 to 59.9, attitude (22.5 to 36.5) and adoption (16 to 45.5) of practices as well as the scope for scaling up the TOT model in root (wilt) affected areas. The PTT enabled participation of major stakeholders in the TOT process. The categorization of the farmers indicated significant shift to the higher level of awareness from 63.00 to 92.00 %, higher level of knowledge from 14.00 to 74.50 % and higher adoption level from 27.50 to 57.00% after three years of PTT approach implementation.Item Technology Transfer of integrated root (wilt) management package Experiences from the participatory programme on coconut(2004-12) Anitha Kumari, P.; Manoj, S.Coconut is a social crop for lakhs of small and marginal farmers. Root (wilt) disease caused by phytoplasma is estimated to cause annual loss of 968 million nuts. CPCRI developed a package of integrated root (wilt) management practices for improving the health and yield of disease affected palms. A large area participatory demonstration of the technology package was conducted in a contiguous area of 25 ha with the participation of 208 farm lhmilies for three years. The impact of the technol- ogy indicated 91.4 percent improvement in the average yield and reduction in the root (wilt) disease intensity. A shift in the paradigm for demonstration of technology packages in coconut and innovative participatory technology transfer approach (PTT) was the outcome of the programme. Data indicated significant improvement in the awareness, knowledge and adoption of the technology package.