Perception of farmers on varietal traits and constraints in

Abstract

Greengram (Vigna radiata) is one of India’s most valuable pulse crops. Greengram is a native of India and CentralAsia and has grown in these regions since prehistoric times.India contributes more than 70% of world’s greengram production,while its cultivation has spread to Africa and America relatively in the recent times. The present study was confined toDharwad and Gadag districts of North Karnataka during the agriculture year 2021-22. The study aimed to assess theconstraints faced by greengram growers in adoption of improved varieties of greengram. A multistage random samplingprocedure was used for the selection of samples and data collected through a personal interview method using a pre-testedschedule. Collected data were analyzed by using suitable statistical tools like Garrett’s ranking technique and descriptivestatistics. The study revealed that the major production and constraints faced by the greengram growing farmers. Nonavailabilityof improved variety seeds and scarcity of labour during peak periods were the major production constraints,whereas, high price fluctuations andlack of storage facilities in villages were major marketing constraints faced by greengramgrowing farmers in study area. All the adopted farmers opined that improved variety (DGGV-2) is ideal for mechanicalharvesting and gave more grain yield than the existing varieties of greengram hence it plays amajor role in increasing the farmincome of the greengram cultivars.