Findings of relational analysis revealed that, variable occupation and economic motivation was positively and highly significantly correlated with adoption of recommended cultivation practices of black gram. The remaining variables such as age, education, land holding, annual income, area under black gram, sources of information, social participation and risk orientation were positively and significantly correlated with adoption of recommended cultivation practices of black gram. The variable insurance availed was non-significantly correlated with adoption of the recommended cultivation practices. Therefore, the null hypothesis was accepted for this variable.