A study on farmer’s perception on ill effects of agro chemicals in north eastern part of Karnataka
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The present study was conducted in Yadgir district of Karnataka to know about the perception of farmers on the ill effects of agro chemicals. One hundred and twenty farmers were interviewed personally with the help of pre-structured schedule. The results revealed that a large number of respondents had perceived delay in ripening (70.83%), less resistance to diseases (76.66 %), through emission of toxic gases (80.83%) and changes in soil organic matter decomposition (80.00%). Cent per cent respondents expressed resistance developed to pesticides by helicoverpa, spodoptera and parthenium and beneficial organisms like earth worms and predators were affected. Killing of natural enemies by pesticides affect Trichograma (80.00%) and lady bird beetle (75.00%), while handling agro chemicals cent per cent perceived it is going poison human body. The correlation indicates attitude towards chemical fertilizers, extension participation and mass media had shown positive highly significant at 1% level. Regarding factors influencing on agro chemicals land holding and education observe 50.63 per cent of variation. On the other hand farmers were suggested to make the availability of pest resistance variety by majority (83.33%) of the respondents.
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Agro chemicals, Environmental pollution, Health problems, Ill Effects, Pesticides
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Razali and Kamal (1997). For a better environment. Foundation University Students. King Saud University; Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Rocket, R. (2007). Down on The Farm? Yields, Nutrients and Soil Quality. Scienceagogo.com. Retrieved on September 15, 2007. http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/farming.shtml
Sacramento, C.A. (2008). Department of Pesticide Regulation “What are the Potential Health Effects of Pesticides?” Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems: 27-29
Sivanesan, S.D., Krishnamurthi, K., Wachasunder, S.D. and Chakrabarti, T. (2004). Genotoxicity of pesticide waste contaminated soil and its leachate. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 17: 257-265
Snedecor, G.W. and Cochran, W.G. (1967). Statistical Methods. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa-50010
Tuc V.P, Wangsuphachart V, Tasanapradit P, Fungladda W, Van Trong P, &Nhung N.T. (2007). Impacts of pesticide use on semen characteristics among rice farmers in Kienxuong District, Thaibinh Province, Vietnam. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 3: 569-575
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A study on farmer’s perception on ill effects of agro chemicals in north eastern part of Karnataka. (2017). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 9(4), 2158-2164. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v9i4.1503
