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Article In Journal |
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Document Title |
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Knowledge Level of Farmers and Extension Agents about the Mint Crop Production in Al-Madinah Al-Monawara المستوى المعرفي للمزارعين والمرشدين الزراعيين عن إنتاج محصول النعناع في منطقة المدينة المنورة |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Abstract. This study was conducted on the mint farmers and extension
agents in Al-Madinah Al-Monawara. The results showed that 76% of
farmers were 50 years old or more, and almost all of them born in
village and were illiterate. Two mint varieties (Hassawi and
Maghrabi) were cultivated in March and surface or drip irrigated. The
percentage of farmers using cattle manure fertilizer reached 44%.
Farmers did not control diseases, but handily controlled weeds and
chemically controlled insects. The main problems of the farmers were
weeds effects, high temperature effects, pest effects, irrigation water
salinity, and low purchasing price. Mint farmers desired in marketing
procedures, increasing mint price, planting improved varieties, pest
control and a farmers mint producers committee. The main knowledge
sources of farmers were rare, as were the extension services to
farmers. Most of the extension agents were 39 years old or more.
From them, 80% had secondary certificate only and less than 5 years
experience in agricultural extension. Agricultural extension agents
stated that the high production equipment price, marketing, storage,
high water salinity are the main problems of mint farmers. Planting
the improved mint varieties and establishing a farmers committee are
the main solutions of the farmers' problems. The main knowledge
sources of the extension agents were the agricultural printings, arabic
magazines and radio and TV programs. Among the agricultural
extension agents 50% reported that the main problems affecting
extension effectiveness were low money promotion, large
management work and low number of agricultural extension agents in
Al-Madinah Al-Monawara region. |
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ISSN |
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1319-1039 |
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Journal Name |
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Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture Sciences Journal |
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Volume |
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21 |
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Issue Number |
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2 |
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Publishing Year |
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1431 AH
2010 AD |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Researchers
| محمد عبدالرحيم شاهين | Shaheen, Mohamed A | Investigator | Doctorate | mshaheen@kaau.edu.sa |
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