The study was conducted in four villages of three Panchayat Samities of Udaipur district by interviewing 80 trained and 80 untrained farmers. Thus total sample comprised 160 maize growers. It was found that trained and un-trained farmers possessed comparatively more knowledge about harvesting, threshing & storage, field preparation. Minimum knowledge was possessed in weed management, and plant protection measures. There was rank order correlation between knowledge possessed by trained and un-trained farmers about maize cultivation practices. A significant difference was found in existing knowledge of trained and un-trained respondents about improved maize cultivation practices.
Maize, Production, Technology, Knowledge, Trained, Un-trained
