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Assessment of vegetable crop diversity and its determinants in special agricultural zones for vegetables in Kerala (Record no. 131819)
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| Personal name | Navitha Raj |
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| Title | Assessment of vegetable crop diversity and its determinants in special agricultural zones for vegetables in Kerala |
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| Extent | P 290-296 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. biblio.abstract | The vegetable crop diversity index and its contributing<br/>factors among vegetable growers in the special agricultural zones (SAZs) of Kerala are examined in the present study. A total of 270 farmers from five SAZ<br/>blocks – Chitoor–Kollengode, Kanjikuzhy, Pazhayannur, Vattavada and Devikulam were surveyed. Vegetable crop diversity was measured using the Shannon–<br/>Wiener diversity index, with the highest diversity recorded in Kollengode (H = 1.118) and Kanjikuzhy<br/>(H = 1.108) panchayats, while the lowest diversity was<br/>found in Chelakkara panchayats (H = 0.740). Results<br/>revealed significant differences in crop diversity<br/>among panchayats P < 0.05, with pairwise comparisons<br/>showing that Kollengode, Kanjikuzhy, Devikulam and<br/>Vattavada had similar diversity levels. Further, findings signalled that farmers with a high-risk propensity<br/>are willing to diversify their vegetable cultivation (r =<br/>0.362, P < 0.01). Key personal socio-economic factors<br/>affecting crop diversity, irrigation potential, vegetable<br/>farming experience and credit orientation, as indicated<br/>by stepwise regression analysis, explained 19% of the<br/>variance in crop diversity. The study highlights the<br/>importance of understanding the socio-economic traits<br/>and risk aversiveness of vegetable farmers in designing<br/>strategies to promote vegetable crop diversity, which is<br/>essential for improving agricultural resilience and<br/>farmer livelihoods in Kerala’s SAZs. |
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| Subject | <a href="ANOVA">ANOVA</a> |
| -- | <a href="crop biodiversity">crop biodiversity</a> |
| -- | <a href="Kendalls tau-b">Kendalls tau-b</a> |
| -- | <a href="risk propensity">risk propensity</a> |
| -- | <a href="step-wise multiple regression.">step-wise multiple regression.</a> |
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| Host Biblionumber | 125299 |
| Host Itemnumber | 112520 |
| Title | Current Science |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0011-3891 |
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| Koha item type | Journal Article |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNDT Juhu | SNDT Juhu | 24/06/2025 | JP668.7 | 24/06/2025 | 24/06/2025 | Journal Article |