A survey of Amik plain maize (Zea mays) farmers’ views on drip irrigation

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dc.authorscopusid57793140000
dc.authorscopusid24385231200
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Aybüke
dc.contributor.authorBudak, Dilek Bostan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T15:41:28Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T15:41:28Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractEfficient use of water resources is important all over the world. Excessive water consumption threatens agricultural sustainability. Besides, drip irrigation draws attention in terms of higher efficiency. It has been studied in cereals as maize has a wide cultivation area. In this study, a total of 100 maize farmers— half of whom practice drip irrigation— were selected at random and interviewed face to face to ascertain the views of Amik Plain farmers regarding drip irrigation systems. By the SPSS software; descriptive statistics were calculated first, and since some data showed normal distribution the Independent Samples T test was applied, while the non-normal distribution data was subjected to the Mann-Whitney U test and analysed. The results of the study reveal that there is significant correlation between the farmers’ preferred method of irrigation and variables such as education level, family size, level of training regarding irrigation systems, bookkeeping habits, annual income, newspaper preferences, produce yield, planting area, field ownership, credit usage, weed extermination methods, drip irrigation awareness, source of blockages, and intention to grow maize and employ drip irrigation in the following year. Suggestions were made to increase the Amik Plain farmers’ awareness regarding water shortages, to survey their opinions on the matter, and to enlighten them as to the consequences of drip irrigation usage. New agricultural support policies in the region have led to a decrease in maize fields, however, some drip irrigation farmers state that they intend to continue growing maize as they can obtain a higher yield with this method. © 2022, University of Agriculture. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitute of Natural and Applied Sciences of Çukurova Universityen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.21162/PAKJAS/22.349
dc.identifier.endpage327en_US
dc.identifier.issn0552-9034
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85133877482en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage319en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21162/PAKJAS/22.349
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/14283
dc.identifier.volume59en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Agricultureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectagricultural extensionen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectdrip irrigationen_US
dc.subjectefficiencyen_US
dc.subjectinnovationen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.titleA survey of Amik plain maize (Zea mays) farmers’ views on drip irrigationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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