It is a common experience that some innovation diffuse from first introduction to widespread adoption quickly.Certain practices are accepted and adopted without much effort while others are not taken up inspite of greater quantom of efforts and extension drive.The decision to adopt a new practice is governed by several facctors of which the farm practice attributes are very important.Kelkar and Sohani(1965)reported that a practice involving major changes in the practice already in vogue,was simple to work with and was associate with some past experience of the adopters.Subramanyam(1968)found that farmers adopted the various practices on grounds of six attributes viz.,profitability,efficiency,compatibility.cost.feasibility and communicability.
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