Selected characteristics

(the independent variables)

Co-efficient of correlation (r)

(adoption of IPM practices)

Age

0.162^NS

Education

0.299**

Family Size

0.113^NS

Farm Size

0.145^NS

Farming Experience

0.187^NS

Annual Income

0.202^NS

Source of Information

0.139^NS

Organizational Participation

0.222*

Cosmopoliteness

0.028^NS

Innovativeness

0.412**