International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Priyanka Panna and PK Jaiswal

abstract
The present investigation was carried out in the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh and data were collected from 120 respondents from 8 selected villages. In this study, eight major heads of farm operation practices of maize cultivation were studied. Under the planting method head, the majority of respondents belonged to a fully adopted category in land preparation, seed treatment, seed rate, method of sowing and spacing. In variety and seed replacement heads, the majority of respondents belonged to a fully adopted category in variety and seed replacement. Under the manure and fertilizer head, the majority of respondents belonged to a fully adopted category in nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizer and the maximum percentage of respondents belonged under the partially adopted category in potash and remaining practices zinc and manure application had a low level of adoption. Under the irrigation head, the majority of respondents belonged to a high level of adoption in the critical stage of irrigation. In plant protection measures practices head, most of the respondents belonged to a low level of adoption in pest and disease management due to less infestation. The data revealed that the overall extent of adoption mean score was found at 70.57 per cent and the majority of the respondents were moderate level of technological adoption.