Constraints for adoption of recommended crop production technologies faced by the potato growers in the sub-tropical zone of Jammu division Peer Quadri Javeed Ahmad1,*, Ahmad Sheikh Muzaffar1, Chesti M H2, Kaur Jasvinder3, Bhat Anil4 1Div. of Agriculture Statistics, Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Kashmir, Wadura, India 2Directorate of Extension Education. SKUAST-Kashmir, Wadura, India 3Div. of Agri Ext. Edu, H.A.U., Haryana, India 4Div. of Agri Economics, SKUAST-Jammu, Main Campus, Chatha, India *Corresponding author: qadrijavid2008@gmail.com
Online published on 5 January, 2015. Abstract The present study was conducted during 2011–2012 in purposively selected sub-divisions of Jammu province, Jammu and Kashmir covering 15 villages and a sample of 225 potato growers was selected through proportionate random sampling method. The study revealed that the major constraints for the adoption of crop production technologies faced by the potato growers were complicated seed treatment technique (100.00%), non-availability of fertilizers at proper time (76%), financial problem (72.89%), non-availability of insecticides/pesticides at proper time (64.64%), high cost of fertilizers (61.77%), high cost of seed (60.04%), high cost of fungicides (57.78%) and labour problem (54.66%). Top Keywords Constraints, Potato, Adoption and Production technologies. Top |