_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ++ Scientist-C; # Principal Scientist; *Corresponding author: E-mail: pravin2823@gmail.com; Asian J. Agric. Ext. Econ. Soc., vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 586-593, 2023 Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology Volume 41, Issue 9, Page 586-593, 2023; Article no.AJAEES.103111 ISSN: 2320-7027 Study of Gaps in Adoption of Improved Orange Production Technologies in Maharashtra, India Pravin C. Gedam a++* and R. N. Padaria b# a Basic Seed Multiplication and Training Center, Central Silk Board, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India. b Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJAEES/2023/v41i92080 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/103111 Received: 20/05/2023 Accepted: 22/07/2023 Published: 24/07/2023 ABSTRACT Orange is the second most important fruit crop of Maharashtra. However, the productivity of fruit is found to be dwindling which might be due to the gaps in adoption of recommended technical know- how. Therefore, the study was undertaken to assess the adoption gaps of recommended orange technologies and the influence of socio-economic characteristics on the adoption gaps. The average gap was to the tune of 31.89 per cent. As far as the association and influence of profile characteristic are concerned, it was found that size of land, source of credit, annual income, experience in farming and knowledge level of the orange growers, knowledge of GAP practices, mass media exposure and socio-economic status had negative correlation with adoption gaps (P= .01) whereas size of land holding and knowledge level, knowledge of GAP practices and annual income had negative influence on adoption gaps (P= .01). The study recommends that the proper extension and communication strategies should be developed for the dissemination of orange production technologies in state. Also, the public and private extension support systems are Original Research Article