Evaluation of Plant Protection Practices of Garlic Growers in Gaziantep Province

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the plant protection practices of the garlic growers in Gaziantep province. For this purpose, a survey consisting of 20 questions and based on simple random sampling method was conducted with 81 growers in each of the districts of Araban, Oguzeli, Yavuzeli, Central, Nurdagı, Nizip and Karkamış districts in 2018. The data evaluated and expressed as percent ratio. According to the findings from the surveys, garlic growers stated that they preferred pesticide dealers suggestions for the selection and determination of doses of pesticides used in pests and diseases, they also stated that the price and expiration date were not an important factor in the selection of pesticides. In addition, it is found that growers avoid using the same pesticide continuously against same diseases and pests, they do not make any changes in there commended pesticide doses, pesticides leave residues on the products, they paid attention the time between the last application and harvest. It has been reported that the use of protective clothing and mask during the application by the growers is relative, they do not use pesticides as a mixture, they apply different processes to empty pesticide boxes. It was determined that garlic growers prefered chemical control and did not have knowledge about the concept of biopesticides.

Investigation of consciousness levels of Çanakkale farmers on environmental and toxicological risks of pesticides

“…There are several other detailed studies on farmers' practices of pesticide use in different provinces of Türkiye such as in Isparta province (Demircan and Yılmaz 2005), Adana province (Akbaba 2010), Tokat province (Kızılaslan and Kızılaslan 2005), Bingöl province (Çelik and Karakaya 2017), Samsun province (Eryılmaz et al 2018), Manisa province (Özyörük et al 2019), and Gaziantep province (Atakan et al 2020). Although there is no detailed study on pesticide applications in Çanakkale province, a few local studies have been conducted.…”

Diagnosis of Fusarium Species in Garlic Cultivation Areas in Gaziantep Province

“…In Gaziantep province, an average of 20 thousand tons of garlic is produced annually, but a part of the production is lost due to fungal diseases, with farmers facing enormous economic losses. Plant protection problems emerge frequently in agricultural areas and fungal plant diseases cause critical economic losses in crop production (Atakan et al, 2018;Atakan et al, 2020). Allium genus members, such as onions and garlic, are attacked by soil-borne pathogens (Stankovic et al, 2007;Bayraktar et al, 2014).…”

Prevalence of Fungal Disease Agents in Garlic Growing Areas of Gaziantep Province

“…Plant protection problems occur frequently in agricultural areas and from these, fungal plant diseases are responsible for seriously yield losses in production processes [7,8]. Fungal diseases lead to 373 economic losses in garlic and onion production areas.…”