corros FARMERS Attitude toward USING PHEROMONESIN COTTON PEST CO TROL AT SOME VILLAGES OF DAMANHOUR DISRICT EL-BEHIRA GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 27, Issue 9, September 2002, Page 5911-5919 PDF (376.32 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2002.256777 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| A. A. A, EL-Mekawy, | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research aimed at determine an altitudes fA respondents toward using pheromones in cotton pest control in addion to examining the relationship between cotton farmers attitudes and eleven independent variables namely: Age, education level, family of size, average education children. land size. agr Ic. Extension contact. economic behavior .social participation, exposure to mass media. opinion teadership .knowledge of level related with using pheromones The study is based on personal InteIView questionnaire and cover three villages at Damanhour district. The sample which was r~omly selected respented 10% of the total cotton farmers .Basically speaking percentages. frequency and simple correlation coefficient were used as statistical methods The main results included the following; 1- 53%of respondent have negative altitude. While 35% of the respondents have a neutral attitude, 12%ofthe res pendent have a posilive attitude 2- The correlation analysis reveals a positive significant correlation between cotton rarmers attitudes toward using pheromones in cotton pest control as a dependent variable and education level , average education children. land size, social participation. exposure mass media, opinion leadership ,knowledge level related USing pheromones. A non Significant correlation Is indicated between cotton rarmers atlttudes toward using pheromones In cotton pest control as a dependent variable and four independent variables namely: age. family of size • agric extenSion contact, economic behavior. | ||||
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