International Journal of Agriculture Sciences ISSN: 0975-3710&E-ISSN: 0975-9107, Volume 8, Issue 47, 2016, pp.-1943-1945. Available online at http://www.bioinfopublication.org/jouarchive.php?opt=&jouid=BPJ0000217 Research Article KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF FARMERS ABOUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN CAULIFLOWER CULTIVATION IN UDAIPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN NIDHI*, SHARMA F.L., GHOSLYA AJIT KUMAR AND KUMARI SUNITA Department of Extension Education, RCA, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001 *Corresponding Author:
[email protected] Received: May 07, 2016; Revised: June 24, 2016; Accepted: June 25, 2016; Published: October 15, 2016 Abstract-IPM is a knowledge-based technology. It involves integration of different methods of disease and pest management to manage an important disease or pest of a crop or to manage all the important diseases and pests of a particular crop. The present study was conducted in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Data were collected through pre-structured interview schedule. It was found that 47.92 per cent of the total respondents had medium level of knowledge about IPM in cauliflower cultivation. This study indicates that 63.37 per cent farmers were having very good knowledge about several IPM practices. Only 26.60 per cent farmers were having knowledge about bio-control practices, it indicates that farmers were having very poor knowledge about bio-control practices. Z value shows that farmers of Badgaon tehsil possessed more knowledge than farmers of Girwa tehsil about IPM practices. This article is helpful for extension person for transferring the technologies regarding IPM in this particular area. Keywords- : IPM, Cultural Practices, Knowledge, Biocontrol.