Extent of adoption of best management practices of cotton by farmers in Nalgonda district of Telangana

The present investigation was carried out in Nalgonda district of Telangana on 120 cotton farmers as respondents. Ex post facto research design was followed in the investigation. The respondents were selected at random from four villages of two Mandals of the district. The findings revealed that the extent of adoption of best management practices by majority of the respondents was medium. The ranking mean score analysis revealed that among the nine selected practices, adoption of correct type of soils ranked first followed by appropriate spacing, harvest and post-harvest management practices, nutrient management practices, weed management practices, irrigation at critical stages, pest management practices, intercropping and disease management practices in the order of priority.