Impact of Plant Growth Regulators on Vegetables: Farmers’ Perspectives, Promotional Preferences and Challenges
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NIRAJ KUMAR
Post Graduate Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362 001, Gujarat, India
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Garrett's ranking, plant growth regulators, promotional activities, response priority index (RPI) simple tabular analysis and vegetablesAbstract
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) regulate the physiological processes of crop plants, like, rooting, flowering, growth, sprouting and ripening. The use of PGRs in vegetable production are found to be beneficial for yield and yield contributing characteristics of various vegetable crops. This study examines the impact of PGRs on vegetable growth, yield and quality, identifies farmers’ preferred
promotional activities and examines the challenges in their usage. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, two talukas in the Junagadh district, namely Junagadh and Vanthali, were purposefully selected. From each taluka, 40 farmers were selected, resulting in a total of 80 farmers. Analyses included basic descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation), Garrett’s ranking technique and response priority index (RPI). Results indicated a moderate increase in vegetable growth, yield and quality. On-farm demonstrations were identified as the most preferred promotional activity, followed by farmers’ meetings, exhibitions, and social media. Farmers’ adoption of plant growth regulators is hindered by lack of awareness, misinformation, counterfeit products, high costs, and inadequate training and support.
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