The application level of the Yasemin genotype/ Rice growers to the scientific recommendations in the Al-Qadisyah/ Al-Najaf province

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to determine the application level of the practicesrecommended concurring the rice growers at Al-Qadisyah in Al-Najaf province, and todetermined the relationship between the application of these recommendation with somesocio-economical factors. The population of the research rice farmers include five cooperationsociety belong to Al-Qadisyah direction in Al-Najaf province adult numbers (813) farmers .The research was conducted on a sample consisted of (65) growers chosen in stratifiedproportional random way by percentage (8%). The questionnaires was used as a mean to getthe data. The result of the research showed that the application level was medium, it also,showed that there were significant and positive relationship among the application level andthe educational level and type of holding at level of (0.01). while the relationship between theapplication level and age was negative at probability (0.01). accordingly, researchersrecommended necessity of giving more attention to improving all practices which applicationlevel were low, and benefiting from farmers associated with level of application. In addition,dealing with problem facing farmers especially water drought, marketing, fertilizer, andpesticides.