International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Thirumal A, Preeti YH, Mohanraj M and Arunkumar R

abstract
The present investigation was designed to determine the practice wise adoption level of paddy farmers about the recommended biofertilizers practices in paddy cultivation. The study was undertaken in selected six villages at Gudiyattam taluk in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu. A sample size of 120 was fixed for the study considering the limitations of time and other resources. Based on the proportionate random sampling method, one hundred and twenty respondents were identified for the study from selected six villages. Data collection was done with the help of well – structured interview schedule. The data were collected by the researcher by personally interviewing the respondents and the collected data were interpreted and tabulated for appropriate statistical analysis. The results of the study showed that majority of respondents adopted the recommended biofertilizers practices with Azospirillum (64.16%) followed by Cynobacteria (54.16%), Azolla (41.66%), Phosphobacteria (25.83%) and Pseudomonas fluroscens (05.83%).