KNOWLEDGE OF GRAPE FARMERS IN THE AREA OF SERVICE OF THE CROP AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME FACTORS IN THE DISTRICT OF BALAD

L. Jasim, Ali

	KNOWLEDGE OF GRAPE FARMERS IN THE AREA OF SERVICE OF THE CROP AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME FACTORS IN THE DISTRICT OF BALAD
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 121-135
Author
Ali L. Jasim
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The grape crop of economic importance the big land-use others are valid for types of fruit such as sandy soil and land a few fertility and land shallow as it is important to stabilize soil and prevent erosion as well as the growing importance of the fruit and its products from fresh fruit, raisins, juice and use its leaves in the human dietary as well as for medical treatments. So the aim this research is to measure the level of knowledge of growers of grapes in the field of service operations yield addition determine the level of knowledge in the field of service soil and environmental friendly service and the crop and the field of propagation and the maturity and the field of diseases, insects and jungle, as well as diagnosis of the relationship between their level of knowledge and some of the independent factors, and also stand, the problems and constraints faced by farmers in the process of grapes production. This research was conducted on a random sample of 172 farmers, representing 11% of grape growers in the Balad. The results of the research that the level of knowledge of grape growers in the area of service of the crape is described as a weak to moderate. And found significant positive correlation positive correlation with each variable of the financial benefits (income) of the grape crop and variable academic achievement of the growers and the trend towards variable extension and variable sources of information. Also found significant negative correlation with the inverse variable participating in training courses for grapes. It recommends that research should be of interest to the feedback from farmers as well as providing technical support and goal to provide beam guiding integrated and relating to service vintage by direct contact with farmers and the establishment of specialized training courses in this area and in a form which contributes to the improvement and development of their levels of knowledge as well as increasing the confidence of farmers the role of the agricultural extension system in the countryside.

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