Farmers’ Knowledge towards the Propagation of Off Season Cucumber in Mokokchung District of Nagaland, India

Abstract

The present study was carried out in Mokokchung district of Nagaland to analyze the knowledge level of the farmers towards the propagation of off season cucumber. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used for the selection of the respondents and a total of 120 respondents were selected from 3 village. A pre-structured interview schedule was used for the collection of data. The study revealed that majority of the respondents were middle-aged, literate individuals with nuclear families and small family sizes. Majority of them had farming experiences of between 10-20 years. It was revealed that most the farmers were small farmers based on the size of their lands and a large number of the respondents had medium level of income, had medium level of extension contact and mass media exposure. The level of knowledge regarding the propagation of off season cucumber practices was medium level. Majority of the respondents had proper knowledge about the recommended varieties of off season cucumber, sowing time, seed treatment, field preparation, method of sowing, spacing, harvesting, and weed management. However, the respondents were found to have partial knowledge in areas such as seed rate, recommended quantity of FYM, methods of irrigation, disease control, and pest control.