International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
AK Paswan, Hardeep Singh and MN Ansari

abstract
The study was carried out Kinnow growing farmers in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, which is the highest Kinnow producing district in the Rajasthan. The finding revealed that majority of farmers (31.25%) had high knowledge of recommended Kinnow cultivation practices, while 41.25% and 27.5% had medium and low level of knowledge, respectively. Nearly 2/3^rd (66.25%) Kinnow growers, using Drip irrigation system had medium level of knowledge followed by 18.75% and 15% high and low level of knowledge respectively. About 30.00% of the respondents had a high degree of adoption, followed by medium (48.75%) and low (21.25%) levels of adoption about drip irrigation system in Kinnow cultivation practice. The economic constraints were major constraints faced by Kinnow growers with the adoption of DIS in Kinnow cultivation followed by maintenance, educational, technical, extension related and climate & geographical constraints.