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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study reports suitable strategy for benefiting the Bt- cotton growers and it was conducted in Nagpur District of Maharashtra in the year 2014-2016 with 120 Bt cotton growers. Strategy designed for benefiting Bt cotton growers depicts- Creating awareness on purchase of Bt cotton seed only from standard and licensed companies, more number of trainings to be given on adoption gaps in Bt cotton such as cultivation of refugee rows, selection of soil types and fertilizer use etc, development of specific packages for management of newly emerging pest and diseases like pink boll warm, tobacco streak virus, cucumber mosaic virus, mealy bugs, grey mildew and wilt, continuous efforts are necessary to evolve sucking pests and drought resistant varieties in Bt cotton, increasing inspection and ride on the private companies well in advance before sale of the seeds and fertilizers instead of taking action after the inputs are sold and stringent measures to curb the spurious seed selling and illegal companies in the market.