the purpose of this study is to evaluate greenhouse owners’ knowledge regarding integrated pest management (ipm) in the production of greenhouse cucumber in khorasan razavi province.the survey research was a descriptive – correlational one. the study consisted of all farmers who cultivated greenhouse cucumber in khorasan razavi province (n=160), of whom 108 were selected through a random sampli...

in order to evaluate the efficiency of biocontrol agents of corn stem borer ,ostrinia nubilalis, experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block by five treatments and four replication, including, indoxacarb (avant)®, trichogrammawasps, bacillus thuringiensis var: kurstaki, integration of trichogramma sp. and bt., and control as treatments number 1 to 5. in treatments with parasitoid re...

The aim of the research was analysis of rice producers’ perceptions of participatory communication in the use of integrated pest management (IPM). Research population was consisted of rice producers in the west of Mazandaran province (N=16126), whose 187 ones were selected using Cochran’s formula. Data were gathered by systematic random sampling method. The instrument for data collection was a ...

objective: in this study the efficacy of two agent of this biological control agent of corn stem borer in corn fields compared with common synthetic insecticides endosolfan to find a suitable alternative for chemical control of pests in corn fields. methods: in order to evaluate the efficiency of biocontrol agents of corn stem borer ,ostrinia nubilalis, experiment was conducted in a randomized ...

the aim of the research was analysis of rice producers’ perceptions of participatory communication in the use of integrated pest management (ipm). research population was consisted of rice producers in the west of mazandaran province (n=16126), whose 187 ones were selected using cochran’s formula. data were gathered by systematic random sampling method. the instrument for data collection was a ...

The aim of the research was analysis of rice producers’ perceptions of participatory communication in the use of integrated pest management (IPM). Research population was consisted of rice producers in the west of Mazandaran province (N=16126), whose 187 ones were selected using Cochran’s formula. Data were gathered by systematic random sampling method. The instrument for data collection was a ...

the significant reduction of bollworm infestation by the implementation of integrated pest management (ipm) in bt cotton as a component of ipm led to reduction in bollworm infestation and increase in yield. however, these alterations have brought in many new biotic problems hitherto unknown or of little economic importance. field survey of rainfed bt cotton fields in perambalur district of tami...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ipm ffs on creating awareness and disseminating the knowledge on sustainable pest management to the farmers and to assess the relationships between enhanced ipm knowledge and adoption of ipm strategies by the farmers. the study has be...

this study aimed to identify the factors influencing adoption of integrated pest management (ipm) technologies by paddy farmers in sari county of iran. a sample of 260 farmers who selected randomly, participated in this study through a survey questionnaire. findings of the study revealed a statistically significant positive correlation between adoption of ipm technologies and farmers’ participa...