Society of Extension Education, Anand (Gujarat)

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Gujarat Journal
of
Extension Education
Vol. : 22
Year : 2011
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Society of Extension Education, Anand (Gujarat)
Directorate of Extension Education
Anand Agricultural University
Anand-388110, Gujarat, India
EDITORIAL BOARD
(Gujarat Journal of Extension Education )

Chief Editor : Dr. M.R. Prajapati
Professor, C. P. College of Agriculture
Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University
SK Nagar-385506
Mo. : 99249 77250
Email: [email protected]
Associate Editors : Dr.M.R.Bhatt
(Southern Gujarat Region) Associate Professor, Dept. of Extension Education
N.M. College of Agriculture, NAU, Navsari-396450
Mo. : 99980 12219
Email: [email protected]

Dr.V.T.Patel
Associate Professor, Dept. of Extension Education
C.P. College of Agriculture
Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University
SK Nagar-385506
Mo. : 99985 53060
Email: [email protected]

Dr. J.B.Patel
Associate Editor (Middle Gujarat Region & Other State)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Extension Education
B.A., College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University
Anand – 388 110
Mo. : 94273 85081
Email: [email protected]

Dr. V.J. Savaliya
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Extension Education
College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural Univeristy
Junagadh-362001
Mo. : 94277 41952
Email: [email protected]

Joint Secretary : Dr.N.V.Soni
Associate Extension Educationist
Publication Dept., DOEE, Anand Agricultural University
Anand – 388 110
Mo. : 94278 56045
Email: [email protected]

Secretary : Dr. J.K.Patel
Associate Professor, Dairy Vigyan Kendra
Dairy Science College, Anand Agricultural University
Anand-388110
Mo. : 96012 79243
Email: [email protected]
President
SEEG & Director of Extension Education
Anand Agricultural University, Anand
MESSAGE
Dr. P. P. Patel
The India is moving aggressively towards becoming the developed country. The agriculture is to play a
critical role in this process. The relationship of extension education with agricultural research has been obsessively
stuck in the institutional design of technology dissemination. There is a growing realization that extension cannot
remain confident to the narrow focus of simple technology dissemination. In fact it must include in its fold
activities such as human resource development – teaching farmers the skills of decision making, helping them to
develop leadership and community mobilization. Further, extension has a greater role in technology development,
assessment and refinement. Hence, we need to develop innovative and contemporary extension models, approaches
and methods which can fit in diverse agri-rural environment and help in agricultural development and ensure
livelihood security of the country.
The Society of Extension Education, Gujarat published the Gujarat journal of Extension Education
is a multidisciplinary national journal that includes scientific articles concerned with all aspects of extension
education in general and agricultural extension in particular. The Journal is peer reviewed and committed to timely
publication of original research and reviewed articles. The journal is designed mainly to serve researchers, dealing
with extension research.
The current issue of the journal contains 37 research papers covering a wide spectrum of topics ranging
from development of diffusion models to effectiveness of extension services. I hope that the readers will find them
useful and interesting.
At this juncture, I congratulate all extension educationists and members of the editorial board for their
sincere efforts and hard work for quality publication of this issue.

(P. P. Patel)
EDITORIAL
There is increasing recognition in India that agricultural research and extension must be more responsive
to the needs and constraints of the farming community. Moreover, the need for empowering farmers and linking
rural people to research, extension and to reach other through information technology for facilitating access to
crucial information is highly emphasized.
The country recorded impressive achievements in agriculture during three decades since the onset of green
revolution in late sixties. This enabled the country to overcome widespread hunger and starvation; achieve self
sufficiency in food; reduce poverty and bring economic transformation in millions of rural families. The situation,
however started turning adverse for the sector around mid nineties, with slowdown in growth rate of output, which
then resulted in stagnation or even decline in farmers’ income leading to agrarian distress, which is spreading and
turning more and more serious.
It is gratify to note that the publication of Gujarat Journal of Extension Education is being brought out as
a sincere commitment to the farmers’ community and the contributors of research papers. The contributors are to
be commended for bestowing their attention, which is time consuming, towards contributing high quality research
papers.
We are extremely grateful to the contributors for their sincere dedication in contributing to the journal.
We do hope that the keen interest shall be sustained in making the journal grow from strengthen to strengthen. We
are sure that the journal shall be of significant help to all the readers. At the same time , we request our readers to
provide a feedback for further improvement in the quality of the journal.
We would like to place on record my thanks to Dr.P.P.Patel, Director of Extension Education and President
of the Gujarat Society of Extension Education and all the members of the society for providing us this opportunity.
I appreciate the efforts of my colleagues and associate editors s/s Dr.N.V.Soni, Dr.V.T.Patel, Dr.M.R.Bhatt,
Dr.J.B.Patel, Dr.V.J.Savaliya and Dr.J.K.Patel after their extensive efforts and available different sources finalized
the articles. I would like to express my sincere thank to Dr.N.B.Chauhan, Dr.R.D.Pandya and Dr. P.R.Kanani for
sharing their valuable experiences, insights and knowledge to make our journal recognized.
We hope this publication will achieve its heights in disseminating information as well as evoking a
feedback from the scientists, extension workers and academicians interested in prosperity of farmers.

Your suggestions and comments are always welcome and we solicit the same.
(M.R.Prajapati)
Chief Editor
CONTENTS
Sr. Title Page
No. No.
1 Scale Development to Measure Attitude of Rose Growers Towards Improved 1
Rose Cultivation
D. D. Patel, P J Joshi and Nilesh P. Patel
2 Comparative Analysis of Recmmended and Estimated Cost of Cultivation of 4
Castor and Potato
S.A.Patel, Mayank.S.Patel and K.A.Thakkar
3 Relationship Between Attitude of Tribal Maize Growers Towards Organic 8
Farming and Their Selected Characteristics
A.D. Darandale and N.V. Soni
4 Perception and Expectations of the Farmers about Transfer of Technology System 10
in North Gujarat
D. B. Patel, K. A. Thakkar and K.S. Patel
5 Perception of Farmers Regarding Selected Aspects of Training Programme 14
Conducted by SSK
P.M.Bhatt, H. B.Patel and Nilesh P. Patel
6 Perception of the Farmers about Transfer of Technology System in North Gujarat 17
D. B. Patel, K. A. Thakkar and K. S. Patel
7 Awarness of Farmers Regarding Plant Protection Methods, Equipments and 21
Information Sources
J. K. Patel, F. K. Chaudhary and V. T. Patel
8 Knowledge Level Of Rose Growers about Improved Rose Cultivation 24
D. D. Patel, P J Joshi and P. P. Patel
9 Knowledge and Their Correlation with Personal and Socio-economic 26
Characteristics of Coriander Growers
S. R. Kumbhani, D. M. Thakrar, Kiran Chandravadia and R. H. Gondaliya

10 Extent of Adoption of Onion Growers about Post Harvest Technology 29
Vijay Poshiya and D.M. Thakarar
11 Adoption of no-cost and low-cost technologies of animal husbandry by tribal 31
dairy farmwomen
J. V. Prajapati, P. M. Bhatt and H. B. Patel
12 Demand Supply Gap and Dealers’ Margin for Hybrid Castor Seed in Gujarat 36
Harpreet Sodhi, K.P.Thakkar and S.M. Patel
13 Gap in Adoption and Proposed Extension Strategy for Improving the Productivity 39
of Maize Crop in Dahod District under ATMA Project
N.V.Soni, M.R.Bhatt and R.G.Machhar
14 Variables Persuade Socio-Techno-Economic Change in ITDP 43
B.S. Patel and K.F. Patel
15 Extent of Agricultural Modernization among the Tribal and Non-tribal Farmers 46
Mayur Prajapati, K.D.Solanki and Alpesh Prajapati
16 Socio-Economic Change as Result of Watershed Development Programme 51
C.D. Pandya and R.D. Pandya
17 Impact of National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas of 53
Banaskantha District of Gujarat
A. S. Sheikh and B. T. Patel
18 Evaluation of Front Line Demonstration on Wheat 56
J.J.Mistry, K.J.Vihol and V.B.Patel
19 Revolutionary change in paddy production through Effective TOT in tribal belt 59
Nikulsinh M. Chauhan and A.P.Patel
20 Effect of Agricultural Modernization on Sustainable Livelihood Among the 63
Tribal and Non-Tribal Farmers
Mayur Prajapati, K.D.Solanki, Rakesh Patel and Rakesh Dhandhukia
21 FLD Impact Analysis on Scientific Cultivation of Chilli 68
B.M Tandel, K.A. Shah, Prabhu Nayaka and C.K Timbadia
22 Consequences of Linkages with Tribal Co-Operatives 70
Nikulsinh.M. Chauhan
23 Effect of Mass Media on Dairy Farmers Regarding Adoption Behaviour of 73
Animal Husbandry Practices
P.M.Bhatt and P. P. Patel
24 Self-Reliance in Paddy Seed through Seed Village Programme 76
Nikulsinh M. Chauhan and A.P.Patel
25 Constraints Faced by Cotton Growers in Management of Cotton Cultivation 80
A. A. Darandale, P. M. Bhatt and Nilesh P. Patel
26 Societal Paradox about Coriander Production Technology by the Coriender 83
Growers
S. R. Kumbhani, D. M. Thakrar, Chandravadia kiran, S.V.Undhad and M.K.Jadeja
27 Constraints faced by the Tribal youth while participating in the rural development 87
activities in Banaskantha District.
V.V.Prajapati and B..K .Patel
28 Difficulties Faced By the Woman Research Scholars of SAUs of Gujarat in Com- 90
puter Application
B.M.Christian and N.B.Chauhan
29 Constraints Faced by the Banana Growers in Adoption of Improved Banana 92
Cultivation Practices
H. B. Patel, P. M. Bhatt and N.V. Soni
30 Causes of Rural unemployment in India 96
A.K.Jain, D.K.Parmar and S. N. Shah
31 Constraints Faced by the Veterinary Officers in Performing their Job 101
H.B. Gardharia, M.N. Popat and G.R. Gohil
32 Teachers Problems Related to Research in Anand Agricultural University 104
P.M.Bhatt, Late B.B.Patel and P. P. Patel
33 Management efficiency and economic performance of marginal, small and medium 110
banana growers
H.B.Patel, P.M.Bhatt, and N.V. Soni
34 Study on Publication Behavior of the Agricultural Scientists 113
A. R. Makwan and M. S. Trivedi
35 Women Entrepreneurs and Empowerment in India 115
D.K.Parmar, K.M.Makwana, V.K.Modi and J. C. Shroff
36 Extension Personnel’s Demand about Farm Literature for The Peasantry 120
N.V. Soni, Mahesh R. Patel and Nilesh P. Patel
37 Deportment of Agricultural Scientists for Publishing Agricultural Literatures 122
for Farming Community
A. R. Makwan and M. S. Trivedi
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Gujarat Journal of Extension Education Vol. 22 (December 2011)
Scale Development to Measure Attitude of Rose Growers Towards Improved Rose Cultivation
D. D. Patel 1 ,P J Joshi 2 and Nilesh P. Patel 3
1 Assistant Extension Educationist , DoEE, AAU,Anand
2 Assistant Extension Educationist , DoR, AAU,Anand
3 Horticulture officer, office of DDOH, Anand
Email : [email protected]
ABSTRACT
The study was confined to develop a scale which can scientifically measure the attitude of rose growers
towards improved rose cultivation. Among the techniques available, “Scale product method” combining Thur-
ston’s technique of equal appearing interval scale for selection of items and Likert’s technique of summated rat-
ing for ascertaining the response on the scale was used. The final scale constitutes 20 statements. The calculated
reliability co-efficient is 0.856.
Keywords: Attitude, Rose gracers, Improved cultivation
INTRODUCTION Thurstone’s technique of equal appearing interval scale
(1928) for selection of items and Likert’s technique (1932) of
Management is one of the most important factors
summated rating for ascertaining the response on the scale as
which help the rose growers to exploit natural resources and proposed by Eysenck and Crown (1949) was used.
accumulate capital. The efficient use of resources depends
Item Collection
to a greater extent on how rose growers acquire and adopt
innovations in the rose cultivation in effective manner to The items of attitude scale were called as statements.
In initial stage for developing the scale large numbers of
reach higher levels of economic performance through their
statements about improved rose cultivation were collected
management efficiency. One of the important factors affecting
from relevant literature and discussion with experts of the
rose growers’ management efficiency is the attitude of rose
area. The statements, thus selected were edited according
growers. Attitude refers to the “degree of positive or negative
to the criteria laid down by Edward (1957) and finally 43
affect associated with some psychological object’’ (Thurstone,
statements were selected as they were found to be non-
1946). Attitude, a psychological character is conceptualized ambiguous and non factual.
as positive or negative reaction of farmers towards improved
Item Analysis
rose cultivation. For the purpose, an attempt has been made
to develop a scale which can scientifically measure attitude of In order to judge the degree of ‘Unfavorableness’
Favourableness’ of each statement on five point equal
rose growers towards improved rose cultivation.
appearing interval continuum a panel of judges was selected.
METHODOLOGY Seventy slips of the selected statements were handed over
to the professors and extension educationists of Gujarat
Among the techniques available, researcher
Agricultural Universities, Horticulturist and extension
has selected ‘Scale product method’ which combines the
functionaries of Gujarat State. The judges were requested
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to judge each statement in terms of their agreement or Attitude towards improved cultivation practices
disagreement with the statements with the five point equal
Table 1: List of statements showing Attitude towards
appearing interval continuum. Out of these experts, only 50 improved rose cultivation
experts had returned the statements after dully recording their
Sr.
judgments and were considered for the analysis. Statements SA A N DA SD
No.
1 Adopting improved
Determination of Scale and Values
rose cultivation
technology one
The five points of the rating scale were assigned
should get higher
scores ranging from 1 (for strongly disagree) to 5 (for strongly
yield.(4.14)
agree). For positive statements, 5,4,3,2 and 1 score was given 2 Improved rose
to strongly agree, agree, undecided,disagree and strongly cultivation is an
instrument for
disagree respose respectively, while for negative statements
social and economic
scoring was reversed. Frequency distribution of the scores
change.( 3.99)
of judges was than prepared. Based on the judgment, scale
3 There is no risk in
(median) value and ‘Q’ value for each of 43 statements were adoption of improved
calculated by using following statistical formula. rose cultivation
technology.( 3.63)
0.50 - Pb 4 Only big farmers can
S = L + –––––––––– x i
do improved rose
PW
cultivation efficiently.
( 3.50)
Where, S = The median or scale value of the statement
5 No matter what rose
L = Lower limit of the interval in which the median falls growers may try,
crop yields will be
Pb = The sum of the proportion below the interval in improved only when
which the median falls god will it.( 2.59)
6 Only educated
Pw = The proportion within the interval in which the median
farmers can cultivate
falls
rose efficiently.( 3.61)
7 Improved rose
i = The width of the interval and is assumed to be equal
cultivation is difficult
to 1.0 ( one ).
as it requires more
technical skill.(2.33)
The inter-quartile range (Q = Q3 - Q1) for each
8 I would like to advise
statement was also worked out for determination of ambiguity
my son to continue
involve in the statements. Based on the median and Q values, improved rose
20 statements were finally selected to constitute attitude cultivation (3-63)
9 Improved rose
scale. The final format of the scale is presented Table 1.
cultivation requires
more labour.( 2.06)
Reliability of The Scale
10 Improved rose
cultivation practices
The reliability of the test was examined by
are more complex
employing test-retest method. In this method, the developed
and technical in
attitude scale with 20 items was administered twice to the 20 nature.
rose growers at 15 days interval, who were neither previously (3-55)
11 Proper technical
interviewed nor had a chance to come in the final sample of
guidance is essential
study. Thus two sets of attitude scores were obtained for each
on agronomical
20 respondents. Co-efficient of reliability between the two practices on improved
sets of score was calculated by Rulon’s formula (Guliford rose cultivation.
(3.96)
1954), which was 0.856.
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