کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4507342 1321351 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Farmers' competence and training needs on pest management practices: Participation in extension workshops
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم زراعت و اصلاح نباتات
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Farmers' competence and training needs on pest management practices: Participation in extension workshops
چکیده انگلیسی

A survey of farmers in Karaj, Iran explored impacts of extension workshops on farmers' level of competence on pest management practices and identified farmers' needs for pest management training. Three groups of farmers, each one consisting of 30 individuals, were included in the study. Group A included farmers who had recently participated in a local workshop for pest management, group B included farmers who had never participated in a similar workshop, but they were from the same town with farmers of group A (workshop participants) and had close contact with farmers of group A, and group C (control group) consisted of farmers who had never attended a similar workshop and were outside of this community. Training needs were assessed using the Borich Needs Assessment Model. The top three training needs for group A were on a) identification of pesticide application frequency, method of application, and amount, b) pesticide record keeping, and c) knowledge on pesticide selection. The top three training needs for group B were on a) awareness of different pesticide products, b) identification of pesticide application frequency, method of application, and amount, and c) identification of various types of insect damage. The top three training needs for farmers of group C were on a) knowledge of chemical/cultural/biological pest control options, b) biological control of pests, and c) differentiation among fungal, viral, and bacterial diseases. Group A showed the highest level of competence for all three areas of pest management practices (pest identification, pesticide management, and IPM principles), whereas little spread of the acquired knowledge was observed from group A to other community members.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Crop Protection - Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2009, Pages 934–939
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