Abstract
Finger millet is an important small millet crop among other millets in India. In Tamil Nadu, it covers an area of 1,04,426 ha with a production of 349.63 lakh tonnesand an average productivity of 3348 kg ha-1. Nutrient application in finger millet can effectively increase the yield. As the nutrient management practices in finger millet plays an important role in yield increase, an ex-post facto study was conducted to study the knowledge level of finger millet growers about recommended nutrient management practices. The study was conducted in Thally and Kelamangalam blocks of Krishnagiri district with a sample size of 120 finger millet growers. It was found that most respondents possessed a medium to high level of knowledge about recommended nutrient management practices andalso, it was found thattraining was the most influencing factor on the knowledge level of the respondents. Hence, the state department of agriculture has to carry out Volume xxx | Issue xxxx | 2 necessary extension interventions such as result demonstration, training programmes and field visits to increase the knowledge level of the farmers on recommended nutrient management practices in finger millet cultivation.
Highlights
Millets play a major role in the country which contributes 60 per cent of the total area to rainfed agriculture.Out of the total minor millets produced in India, Finger millet (Eleusinecoracana L.) accounts for about 85% of production (Sakamma et al, 2018) and it has the highest productivity among small millet crops
An overwhelming majority of the respondents (96.67 per cent) possessed adequate knowledge on the best method of nutrient management followed by the best method of fertilizer application (95.00 per cent) and incorporation of FYM / fertilizers in the soil (54.17 per cent)
The results clearly showed that most of the respondents had sufficient knowledge on the basics and general information on nutrient management
Summary
Millets play a major role in the country which contributes 60 per cent of the total area to rainfed agriculture.Out of the total minor millets produced in India, Finger millet (Eleusinecoracana L.) accounts for about 85% of production (Sakamma et al, 2018) and it has the highest productivity among small millet crops. The major reason for this finding could be that most of the respondents were literate, had medium to high farming experience, attended several training programs, had medium level of information source utilization, highly favourable attitude towards nutrient management practices, and highly progressive farmers.
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