Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(02): 585-588 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 10 Number 02 (2021) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1002.069 Existing Technology of Wheat Growers in Begumganj Tehsil of Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh S. K. Sharma*, P. K. Mishra, R. F. Ahirwar and O. P. Dhurve JNKVV, College of Agriculture, Ganj basoda, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT K e yw or ds The present study was conducted during 2015 under Krishi Mahotsav Improved package programme organized by Department of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture of practice, Training Development, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. 375 farmers were selected from wheat, Energy 15 villages of Begumganj tehsil of Raisen district. The present study was consumption carried with the objectives to training needs of wheat growers towards Article Info recommended production technologies with optimize the energy consumption to enhance the wheat production. Farmers have been growing Accepted: wheat during rabi season long time but the production is very low. 07 January 2021 Therefore farmers need to be trained about improved package and practice Available Online: 10 February 2021 of wheat. Introduction However to enhance the productivity of wheat the replacement of human labour, synthetic Indian agriculture continues to face internal & fertilizer and pesticides, selective breeding external challenges. While monsoon and mechanization have been undertaken. dependence, fragmented land holding, low Wheat has pivotal role in ensuring food level of input usages, antiquated agronomic security of the country. Wheat is the world’s practice, lack of technology application and most widely cultivated cereal crop and in poor rural infrastructure, top surface soil India, it is the second most important staple degradation hazards due to uncontrolled cereal food after rice. It is not only the staple surface runoff, lack of low cost technology of food for wheat consuming population of India gulley, nala treatments for rain water but also major source of the dietary energy. harvesting and also to check erosive velocity Worldwide wheat provides nearly 55% of the of water in perennial streams of watershed carbohydrate and 20% of the food calories area in order to safeguard against erosion consumed globally (Breiman and Graur, hazards are some of the key internal 1995). Wheat is used by human being in form constraints to this area for wheat production. of flour for making chapaties, semolina and 585 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(02): 585-588 pasta products. It is also used for preparation need (Singh et al., 2002 and Gupta et al., of bread, biscuits, cookies, cracks, noodles, 2008). dalia, maida, vermicelli etc. Wheat straw is also used for the animal feed as fodder and for Materials and Methods the packaging materials. The wheat contains nearly carbohydrates 70%, protein 12%, fat The present study was conducted during 2015 1.7%, minerals 2.7%, fibre 2%, and moisture under Krishi Rath / Krishi Mahotsav 12%. programme organized by Departmnet of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Wheat is world’s leading cereal crop, Development, Govt. Of Madhya Pradesh. 375 cultivated near about 216.6 m ha with a farmers were selected from fifteen villages production of 674.88 m t of grain with 3150 viz. Khamaria, Tekapar, Pandajhir, Bahmori, kg/ha productivity (2012-13). In India, wheat Kokalpur, Sumer, Kalyanpur, Chandoriya, was cultivated in about 29.1 m ha of the total Sultanganj, Padariya Rajadhar, Markheda cultivated area with an annual production of Gulab, MarkhedaTappa, Paloh, Kiratpur, 84.27 m t (Ministry of Agriculture, GOI Lakhanpur of Begumganj tehsil Raisen 2011) . The average productivity of wheat in district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Out of India is 29.0 q/ha whereas 47 q/ha in China these 375 farmers 25 farmers were selected and 31q/ha in USA (Chakravarty,2011). In purposively from each village. An interview Madhya Pradesh, it is cultivated in 5.29 M ha schedule was prepared in view of the of land with an annual production of 9.00 m t objectives of the study and data were and productivity of 1700 kg/ha (CLRS, 2008). collected by personal interview from the As per an estimate about 130 m t of wheat is wheat growers. The practice wise training required by 2030 for feeding and growing needs of the wheat production technology was Indian population. There is no scope for area assessed using a three point scale such as high expansion, additional production has to needed, medium needed, and low needed was achieve by increasing per hectare productivity 3, 2 and 1 respectively. (Nagarajan, 1997). Development of new high yielding varieties, production technologies Results and Discussion and dissemination of improved wheat production technologies among farming Data regarding distribution of respondents communities are the few options available to according to their training needs were increase the wheat productivity of the collected and classified in three categories. country. Looking to these facts, the present The data of Table 1 showed that 76.00 per study was carried out with the objectives to cent respondents were under high training ascertain the growers training needs of wheat needs whereas 14.13 per cent respondents production technologies. Training and have medium training need and remaining demonstration are the critical inputs for quick 9.87 per cent have low training need. It can be transfer of the technologies. Thus the concluded that majority of the wheat growers importance of the training is an indispensable have high training needs. The data of Table 2 instrument for human resource development showed that among all the agricultural at any level cannot be ignored. In order to practices of wheat production technology, make any training meaningful and effective high yielding varieties was ranked Ist (2.85) as the training needs of the farmers. So that the far as training needs of respondents specific subject matter of the training could be concerned. determined on the basis of the assessment of 586 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(02): 585-588 Table.1 Distribution of wheat growers according to their training needs (N= 375) S.No. Knowledge level Frequency Per cent 1. Low 37 9.87 2. Medium 53 14.13 3. High 285 76.00 Table.2 Details of training needs for production technology by wheat growers (N=375) S.No. Package of Score values Total Mean Ranking Extent practices (3) (2) (1) score score Training value need 1. Land preparation 102 96 293 491 1.30 XI Low (34) (48) (293) 2. Seed rate 906 118 14 1038 2.77 III High (302) (59) (14) 3. Seed treatment 792 108 27 927 2.47 IX High (294) (54) (27) 4. Sowing time 78 68 310 456 1.21 XII Low (26) (39) (310) 5. Spacing 834 164 15 1013 2.70 VII High (278) (82) (15) 6. High yielding 987 72 10 1069 2.85 I High varieties (329) (36) (10) 7. Manures and 888 94 36 1018 2.71 VI High fertilizers application (296) (47) (36) 8. Irrigation 903 116 16 1035 2.76 IV High (301) (58) (16) 9. Weed management 969 82 11 1062 2.83 II High (323) (41) (11) 10. Insect control 891 114 21 1026 2.73 V High (297) (57) (21) 11. Disease control 903 70 39 1012 2.69 VIII High (301) (35) (39) 12. Harvest and post 321 434 51 806 2.15 X Low harvest (107) (217) (51) Overall mean score 2.28 3- high needed, 2- medium needed, 1- low needed The practices like weed management was put IXth (2.47) respectively. This means that the at rank IInd (2.83), seed rate at IIIrd (2.77), wheat growers gave highest emphasis on high irrigation at IVth (2.76), insect control at Vth yielding varieties, as this information can help (2.73), manure and fertilizer application at them to great extent while adopting in their VIth (2.71), spacing at VIIth (2.70), disease fields. The other practices viz., harvest and control at VIIIth (2.69) and seed treatment at post harvest, land preparation and sowing 587 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2021) 10(02): 585-588 time were ranked at Xth (2.15), XIth (1.30) and 2008. Training needs as perceived by XIIth (1.21) respectively. The overall mean tribal farmers with respect to soybean score was found to be 2.28 means there by cultivation. New Agriculturist. 19 that the farmers expressed their desires high (1&2): p.25-27 need of training in all the selected areas. Ministry of Agriculture, GOI 2011. Third advance estimate of Agriculture References Ministry, Govt. of India , New Delhi. Nagarajan, S. 1997. Perspectives on wheat Breiman, A. and Graur, D. 1995. Wheat demand and research needs. Wheat evolution. Israel Journal of Plant research needs beyond 2000 AD. Proc. Sciences. 43: pp 85-89. Int. Group meeting held at DWR, http://www.faostat3. fao.org Karnal India. 12-14. Aug. 1997, p. 14- C.L.R.S. 2008. 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