KVK, Jhajjar Department of Extension Education, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana) -125004.
The present study was undertaken in Sirsa district of Haryana state with a sample of 120 wheat growers to study the adoption status of chemical weed control for the wheat crop. The finding revealed that the adoption status of chemical weed control was at moderate level. Majority of the respondents had fully adopted the recommended weedicides and method of application of weedicides. The variables like education, socio-economic status, knowledge level of farmers about weedicides, mass media exposure, extension contact, scienticism & weed infestation were found significantly associated with adoption status of chemical weed control of wheat crop.
