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100			_aRajasekharan P
245		0	_aDiffusion and adoption of innovations in rubber smallholdings
260			_bIndian Journal of Natural Rubber Research _c1992
300			_a188-194
520			_aThe study, conducted during 1990 covering 480 smallgrowers in Kottayam District, revealed that 97 per cent of the sample growers planted the clone RRII 105. Among them, 26 per cent did not spray fungicides for the control of abnormal leaf fall disease. Fortysix per cent of the growers were found to adopt daily tapping of trees. Ther percentage of growers who depended on other growers for various technical knowledge ranged from 22 to 35. The promotion of technological dualism and a resource based classification of growers were suggested for the effective transfer of technology.
650			_aNatural rubber
650			_aNatural rubber
650			_aProfitability
650			_aProfitability
650			_aTechnology transfer
650			_aTechnology transfer
700			_aHaridasan V
942			_cAR
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