International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Swaraj A Balshetwad, Shankar G Puri, Rajesh P Kadam, Anuradha S Lad and Digambar S Perke

abstract
The present study entitled “Adoption of Integrated Pest Management practices followed by soybean growers” was conducted in Ausa and Nilanga tehsils of Latur district of Maharashtra state. A sample of 120 respondents was drawn randomly from 12 villages. From each village 10 soybean growers were chosen from selected villages. Ex post facto research design was followed in present investigation. As regard with the profile of soybean growers it was observed that, majority (70.83%) of the soybean growers had middle age, majority of them (40.83%) soybean growers were educated up to middle school, majority of them (35.00%) soybean growers belonged to marginal land holding category, majority (70.83%) of the soybean growers had medium annual income, majority (83.33%) of soybean growers had medium area under soybean cultivation, majority (61.67%) of soybean growers had medium level of sources of information, majority of them (65.84%) of soybean growers of soybean growers had medium extension contact with extension agency, majority (56.67%) of soybean growers had medium level of economic motivation, majority (70.00%) of soybean growers had medium risk orientation, majority (74.16%) of the soybean growers had medium level of knowledge. Regarding relationship between profile of soybean growers and adoption of integrated pest management practices by soybean growers, it was observed that, education, economic motivation and risk orientation had positive and significant relationship with adoption of integrated pest management practices. Whereas land holding, annual income, area under soybean cultivation, source of information, extension contact and knowledge had positive and highly significant relationship with adoption of integrated pest management practices. Whereas age had positive non-significant relationship with adoption of integrated pest management practices.