Groundnut Plant Protection Measures Through Training Needs Assessment under Photowar Tract of Punjab, Pakistan

Анотація

Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) being annual Kharif legume crop has not been given special attention in past. There are multiple uses of this crop worldwide and in Pakistan. It is an excellent cash crop for rain fed areas of Pothwar has potential to earn foreign attention to export. Present study was conducted to appraise the training desires of groundnut growers regarding its scientific plant protection technology. Respondents (240) were interviewed from Tehsil Jand of district Attock randomly. 41.25% growers were having fair level of knowledge that good storage conditions. There was excellent knowledge about insects (32.08%), for termite (27.08%) Chrotogonous good (28.75%), cutworm good (32.92%), hairy caterpillar poor (31.67%) vertebrates’ pest satisfactory and (27.08%) Cercospora personata was satisfactory. Out of total surveyed farmers a little proportions of farming community were well aware of insecticide. Similarly, most of the respondent’s knowledge was of satisfactory level except Cercodpora personata having (26.25%) excellent category familiarity. The results showed that there is need of training for farmers in case of plant protection measures. This study has concluded that institutions should play their role to educate farmers for adoption of advance production technology to get good production through plant protection of groundnut as cash crop.