Adoption of Recommended Package of Practices by Pear Growers of District Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

The present study was conducted in one horticultural zone of district Budgam namely Chareshareef to measure the adoption levels of pear growers. Six villages were selected randomly from the zone and 120 growers were randomly selected by using proportionate sampling technique for the study. It was found that Cent percent of the respondents had full adoption of recommended varieties, rootstock, budding method of propagation and time of harvesting. Majority of the respondents had full adoption of recommended application of FYM (61.7%), number of applications of urea (80.84%), grafting method of propagation (55%), rusetting management (56.7%), while (88.3%) of the respondents had partial adoption of recommended applications of urea, DAP (94.2%), MOP (92.5%), number of applications of MOP (89.2%). Whereas, (68.34%) respondents had no adoption of recommended pollinizers, orchard layout (68.30%), Sanjose Scale management (50%) and training and pruning system (98.3%). While in case of overall adoption (66.7%) of the respondents had medium level of adoption. The independent variables- age, education, family size, land holding, occupation, annual income, experience in pear cultivation, sources of information and scientific orientation were significant and positively related with adoption level of respondents. While as, age was negatively significant and extension contacts and extension participation were not associated with the adoption level of the respondents.