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

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dc.authorscopusid57996216600
dc.authorscopusid57057589800
dc.authorscopusid47661757100
dc.authorscopusid55889428300
dc.authorscopusid7102666117
dc.contributor.authorKhan F.
dc.contributor.authorHuma Z.
dc.contributor.authorShah G.A.
dc.contributor.authorTurkyilmaz Unal B.
dc.contributor.authorOzturk M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:22:48Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:22:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
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 Authorsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHigher Education Commision, Pakistan, HEC: 4047en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe financial support of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to conduct these studies under research grant No: 4047 is greatly acknowledged. Our thanks go to Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi in Pakistan, and the University authorities in Turkiye for supporting our collaborative efforts toward the completion of this research project.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jssas.2022.10.002
dc.identifier.issn1658077X
dc.identifier.issn1658-077Xen_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143546305en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2022.10.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/79573
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKing Saud Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectEducational statusen_US
dc.subjectField pestsen_US
dc.subjectLand sizeen_US
dc.subjectPesticide typesen_US
dc.subjectSugarcaneen_US
dc.subjectTenure positionen_US
dc.titleEffect of survey farmers’ knowledge and practices on the yield of sugarcane in Pakistanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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