Awareness, Knowledge and Adoption of Reclamation Practices
in Sodic Soil of Tiruchirappalli District in Tamil Nadu
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Author:Noorjehan A.K.A.Hanif
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:102, Issue:jan-mar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.001075
Abstract
An ex-post-facto research was undertaken during 2011-2012 with the objectives to assess the
knowledge and extent of adoption of reclamation practices in sodic soil by farmers of
Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. Survey of 100 farmers was conducted in five villages of
Manikandam block where sodicity of soil is higher. The findings revealed that almost three-
fourths of the respondents had medium overall awareness and more than three-fourth of
them had medium overall knowledge level and adoption level of recommended reclamation
practices. More than 90.00 per cent of the farmers did not adopt the practice- application of
sugar industrial effluents and application of mineral amendments. The Correlation analysis
showed that overall awareness and knowledge of the farmers were the significant
determinants of adoption of reclamation technologies.
Key words : Sodic soil, Reclamation practices, Awareness, Knowledge, Adoption