Assessment of farmers' knowledge of identifying insect pests and diseases incotton, and selecting the appropriate pesticides for control
2000
Khooharo, A.A. | Suthar, V.,Sindh Agriculture Univ., Tandojam (Pakistan).Dept. of Statistics
A study was conducted to determine the farmers' ability to recognize insectpests and diseases and to select the appropriate pesticides. Farmers' averagescores regarding identifying insect pests and diseases were 4.03 and 4.12 out of10, respectively. While farmers' average score regarding selecting properinsecticides was 3.25 out of 10, the average score regarding selecting properpesticides was 3.38 out of 10. Of all the farmers' average scores weresignificantly less than five. The study suggests that framers need more educationregarding identifying insect pests and diseases and selecting proper pesticides tosolve the insect pest and disease problem in cotton.
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