Table 4 Recommended sorghum production technologies perceived as highly feasible and appropriate by the personnel of both the research and extension systems
From: Feasibility and appropriateness of recommended sorghum production technologies
Sl. recommended | Research personnel | Extension personnel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No technologies/practices | Mean feasibility score | Standard deviation | Mean feasibility score | Standard deviation | Mean appropriateness score | Standard deviation | |
1 | Land preparation (one ploughing, 2-3 harrowings, stubbles picking) | 4.72 | 0.45 | 4.57 | 0.50 | 4.20 | 0.30 |
2. | Use of high yieldingvariety/hybrid | 4.08 | 0.94 | 4.27 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 0.29 |
3. | Sowing time between 2nd week of September and 2nd week of October for rabi sorghum | 4.00 | 1.20 | 4.53 | 0.62 | 4.25 | 0.40 |
4. | Use of seeds @8-10 kg/ha (3-4 kg/acre) | 4.60 | 0.49 | 4.57 | 0.50 | 4.29 | 0.27 |
5. | Spacing between lines 45 cm and between plants 12-15 cm | 4.56 | 0.50 | 4.30 | 0.78 | 4.13 | 0.37 |
6. | Inter-cultivation 2-3 times at 3,5 and 7 weeks after emergence | 4.60 | 0.61 | 3.73 | 1.09 | 4.02 | 0.48 |
7. | Limited irrigations (should be given at boot leaf or flowering stage) | 4.60 | 0.49 | 4.23 | 0.92 | 4.19 | 0.33 |
8. | Harvesting at physiological maturity | 4.60 | 0.64 | 4.37 | 0.80 | 4.16 | 0.49 |