Knowledge and Sources of Information Tomato Cultivation Related to the Cultivation and Control of Pests of the Crop Chemically in Some Villages of Al-Amriya Center in Alexandria Governorate

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Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute - Subhiya Research Station - Alexandria

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The main purpose of this research was to identify the knowledge of tomato farmers related to the cultivation and control of tomato pests, also to identify the most important sources of information affecting tomato plant knowledge, and finally to identify the most important problems faced by farmers in the cultivation and control of tomato crop pests.
The data was collected using a questionnaire from a random sample of 200 tomato cultivars in three randomly selected villages.
The results indicated that:
1- 50% of the surveyed farmers have a higher or intermediate degree and 25% are literate.
2-  85% of the surveyed farmers mentioned that the main role of the agricultural association is to provide some production inputs.
3-  80% of the surveyed farmers stated that they did not have a correct knowledge of the appropriate time to sprinkle and concentrate some chemical pesticides.
4-  25% of the surveyed farmers have no knowledge that there are specialized pesticides for the tomato crop.
5-  40% of the surveyed farmers have no knowledge of the appropriate time to harvest tomato fruits after spraying.
6-  The most important sources of information for the farmers surveyed were farmers with experience of 100% and traders of seeds and pesticides by 92%.
7- The most important problems facing tomato crop farmers is the problem of high prices of fertilizers and pesticides and the scarcity of its existence 65%, and the problem of salinity irrigation water and irregular rotation of 62%.

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