摘要 : Farmers' responses on adoption of seed treatment practice for wheat in different blocks of Mahendergarh district of Haryana were recorded with the help of questionnaire through personal interviews. Farmers in different blocks, nam... 展开 Farmers' responses on adoption of seed treatment practice for wheat in different blocks of Mahendergarh district of Haryana were recorded with the help of questionnaire through personal interviews. Farmers in different blocks, namely, Ateli, Mahendergarh, Nangal Chaudhary, Narnaul and Kanina, were questioned on various aspects such as whether they adopted seed treatment with insecticides/fungicides or mixed <i>Azotobactor</i> (for enhancing nitrogen fixation) with seed or not, utility of seed treatment, its economy and effectiveness, source of guidance for it. The results showed that about 85% of the farmers of the district adopted seed treatment practice in wheat. Per cent farmers opting for seed treatment with insecticides alone, insecticide+fungicides, and <i>Azotobactor</i> were 92.9, 6.0 and 1.1, respectively. Most of the farmers used the recommended pesticides i.e. chlorpyrifos, endosulfan, bavistin and rexil, for treating the seed but at doses higher than recommended. About 99% of the farmers termed seed treatment practice as beneficial, 62.8% as cheap, 31.4% as costly and 93.7% as simple. About 99% of the farmers obtained effective control of the targeted pests/diseases through seed treatment. Apart from using their own experience, the farmers sought guidance for seed treatment from three major sources : government agencies associated with agriculture, electronic media and pesticide dealers from where 55.0, 56.6 and 68.8% farmers, sought help. Among different blocks, farmers of Kanina, Narnaul and Ateli had greater awareness about seed treatment over those of Nangal Chaudhary and Mahendergarh. 收起