Muthuswamy, Kalpana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-6968
Dolli, Shrishail
Khandeparkar, Kedar
Gowda, Chandre https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9198-7426
Narasimma Bharathi, Venkatesa Palanichamy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-7347
Shivakumar, K. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8561-5511
Sumathi, C. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5426-2722
Appavu, Suresh https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0999-6638
Natarajan, Balakrishnan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-7374
Sivakumar, Krupesh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-9477
Funding for this research was provided by:
ICAR - National Agricultural Science Fund (NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035, NASF/SSPA/9035)
Article History
Received: 4 February 2025
Accepted: 23 June 2025
First Online: 30 September 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study was conducted in line with the ethical standards of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and was exempt from formal ethical review, as it involved anonymous survey responses and posed minimal risk to participants. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.