Agronomic Practices Followed by Farmers in Order to Attain Maximum Yield
Harshveer Singh, Sameer Chopra, Gurshaminder Singh
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · pp. 84–92 · Published 13 Dec 2022
10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i121768Abstract
In India, Agriculture has 65% of total population directly dependent on itself making it the backbone of the Indian economy. The farmer while producing crops aims at getting maximum yields. A study on agronomic practices followed by 120 farmers from three villages viz. Hasanpur (42 farmers), Kalewal 54 farmers), Singhpura 24 farmers) was carried out. Major crops cultivated were known to be wheat, paddy, mustard, sugarcane, maize, berseem, cauliflower and carrot. The collected from the respondents included the seed rate, fertilizer dosage, seed treatment, number of irrigations provided, organic manure used, major weeds infesting the fields, herbicides used, major pest attacking crops, pesticides used, major diseases infesting the fields, disease chemicals used and yield range of crops. The findings of the study showed the practices followed by the farmers in the fields for optimum crop stand and get maximum yields.
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