O. SARADA* AND G.V. SUNEEL KUMAR

Scientist (TOT) DAATTC, Ongole – 523 262.

ABSTRACT

Majority of the chickpea farmers (58.33%) belonged to medium category of technological gap. Wide technological gap was observed with respect to seed treatment (75.83%), seed rate (66.67%), using manures (62.08%), ‘P’ management (58.75%), spacing (57.08%) and disease management (50.42%). Education, extension participation and mass media use were negatively and significantly correlated with technological gap. Majority of the farmers expressed constraints like non availability of quality seed of improved cultivar (88.33%), wilt problem (81.66%), terminal moisture stress (70.83%) and low yields due to delayed sowings (64.16%).

KEYWORDS:

Chickpea, constraints, technological gap