Constraints faced by the potato growers about integrated pest management practices

IPM is the modern concept to environmentally sound and sustainable strategy for pest management. IPM encourages the most compatible and ecologically sound combination of available pest suppression techniques, to keep pest population below economically damaging levels. Priya Karade (2014). The study was carried out during 2014–2015 in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh regarding constraints level of IPM practices faced by paddy growers. In potato production Kannouj district is the highest producing area but in respect of average production has 8th place in Uttar Pradesh. Potato production of district Etawah is 157797 (q./ha.) and average production is 249.60(q./ha.). This is mainly due to the lack of technical know-how, inputs availability at time and skill proficiency of potato growers. It has also been observed that even in the farmers have the technical knowledge they restrict the adoption as they are unskilled in utilization of technology in the fields. Uses of insecticides/fungicides to control insects, pests and disease, for instances, farmers fear to use them if prepared solution is not adequate and causes more loss in stead of increasing production. Thus, it is not essential only to possess technical know-how rather their skillful use for optimum production is more important. Hence, it would not be out of place here to mention that the human capabilities play a vital role in achieving desired potato yields. The two districts namely, Kannauj and Etawah were selected purposively for the present investigation. Keeping these points in view, an attempt was made to find out the Constraints Faced by the Potato Growers about Integrated Pest Management Practices. The major constraints observed in adoption of IPM practices in paddy crop were lack of storage facilities for IPM material in rural area, lack of quality IPM material at government sale centers; IPM tools/modules were not easily available in rural areas and finally non availability of electricity for storage and production of IPM materials.