A Study on Adoption of Recommended Package of Practices by Paddy Growers in District Baramulla

The research study was conducted in Agricultural Zone Wagoora of district Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. In this research, the adoption of recommended package of practices of rice cultivation by growers were studied. Majority of the growers had sown the rice crop on small area of land and earned low level of annual income. Majority the growers had grown the non-recommended variety and used more seed rate. Majority of the growers had adopted less than recommended spacing for transplanting seedlings and do not adopt any seed treatment. Majority of the growers had adopted recommended no. of ploughings. Majority of the growers applied the FYM less than the recommended rate, Urea at more than the recommended rate, DAP at the recommended rate while MOP at less than the recommended rate. Majority of growers applied the urea as ½ at initial and other ½ at transplanting stage. Majority (62.00%) of the growers had medium level of adoption, followed by the low (21.00%) and high (17.00%) level of adoption respectively.