Analysis of Technological Gap and Constraints in Adoption of Chickpea Production Technologies of UAS Dharwad in North Karnataka

Abstract

Chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) is one of the major pulse crops in India as well as in Karnataka grown as a rabi season crops in major parts of Karnataka. This study was purposively conducted in Vijayapura (Vijayapura taluk and Basavana Bagewadi taluk) and Gadag (Gadag taluk and Ron taluk) districts of Karnataka state during 2021-22 with a sample of 120 chickpea growers. The data was elicited through personal interview method and ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. More than one fourth of chickpea growers belonged to medium technological gap (37.50 %), high technological gap (35.83 %) category and  26.67% of Chickpea growers were belonged to low technological gap category. No technological gap was noticed in practices like adoption of recommended soil, land preparation, varieties and harvesting time, season of sowing, very less technological gap was found in intercultivation (08.33%), chemical control of pod borer (19.17%). Huge technological gap was noticed in adoption of fusarium wilt resistant JG-11 variety (75.00%), application of FYM 2-3 weeks before sowing (75.00%) and chemical control of rust disease (80.00%) and intercropping with rabi sorghum (84.17%). This is due to lack of knowledge about specific practices of chickpea production. Inadequate knowledge about balanced fertilizer application, high risk of crop failure due to poor rainfall. Inadequate loan amount and fluctuation in market prices were the major constraints faced by the chickpea growers.