Effect of survey farmers’ knowledge and practices on the yield of sugarcane in Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorKhan, Faheem
dc.contributor.authorHuma, Zelle
dc.contributor.authorShah, Ghulam Abbas
dc.contributor.authorTurkyilmaz Unal, Bengu
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Munir
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T10:40:20Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T10:40:20Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSugarcane (Saccharum interspecific hybrids) yield is greatly affected by different pests in Pakistan. A total of three hundred and thirty-six (336) volunteer sugarcane farmers were interviewed and their fields inspected. Major pests were noted as; rat (Bandicota bengalensis), termites (Heterotermes indicola), borer (Bissetia steniellus), and leafhopper (Pyrilla perpusilla). These occurred in single and combined status in sugarcane fields. Most (147/336) of the sugarcane farmers mentioned four types of pests in their fields. In general 200/336 of the sugarcane farmers had applied pesticides in single and combined forms in their fields, they achieved a maximum average yield of 80 t ha?1. The number of farmers who applied malathion was 36/336. They achieved an average yield of 105.5 kg ha?1. Only one sugarcane farmer applied regent and furadon in combined form and obtained an average yield of 92.6 kg ha?1 in their field. Linear regression showed a significant relationship between average sugarcane yield and pest infestation (R2 = 0.9689) as well as pesticide application (R2 = 0.9128) in the area investigated. In total 299 out of the 336 sugarcane farmers were small size landholders up to 2 ha. A limited number (35/336) of the farmers visited the public agricultural extension department for information and application techniques of pesticides against pests. It will be fruitful if the public and private agricultural extension departments start awareness programmes on pest infestation among sugarcane farmers and train them to practice recommended pesticide applications in their sugarcane fields. © 2022 The Authors
dc.description.sponsorshipHigher Education Commision, Pakistan, HEC, (4047)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jssas.2022.10.002
dc.identifier.endpage194
dc.identifier.issn1658-077X
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143546305
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage187
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2022.10.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/11593
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKing Saud University
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectEducational status
dc.subjectField pests
dc.subjectLand size
dc.subjectPesticide types
dc.subjectSugarcane
dc.subjectTenure position
dc.titleEffect of survey farmers’ knowledge and practices on the yield of sugarcane in Pakistan
dc.typeArticle

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