The Effects of Nutrition Patterns on Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Economic Yield in the Southeast of Iran
Seyed Javad Hosseinifard
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Associate prof. of Soil Science, Pistachio Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agriculture Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rafsanjan, Iran
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Mohammad Abdollahi Ezatabadi
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Assistant prof. of Agricultural Economics, Pistachio Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agriculture Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rafsanjan, Iran
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Keywords: Economic analysis, Nutrition management, Pistachio,
Abstract :
Plant Nutrition management in its turn is affected by socioeconomic factors especially in a region with traditional fertilizing practices. Thus, it is required to analyze nutrition management in pistachio orchards socially and economically, especially in old areas such as Rafsanjan region. In the current study, these aspects were analyzed during five years. To this end, the population of pistachio producers in Anar and Rafsanjan cities was studied. Using the stratified random sampling method, a sample of the owners of 286 pistachio orchards was selected. Regression methods were used to measure the effects of different nutrition patterns on pistachio yield. Also, Logit model was used for measuring the effects of socioeconomic factors on the selection of nutrition patterns types. The results showed that among organic fertilizers, cattle manure was the most used in pistachio orchards this way chicken and sheep manures were in the second and third ranks, respectively. Investigation of NPK chemical fertilizers patterns showed that N was the most used and P and K are the second and third respectively. The results also showed that the use of micronutrient chemical fertilizers by pistachio producers has been increased during time. Our findings showed that manure and chemical fertilizers had positive effects on pistachio yield and were used less than the optimal economic level. The farmers' knowledge regarding nutrients usage and hope for the future were socioeconomic factors in selecting suitable nutrition patterns in their pistachio orchards. Therefore, enriching human and social capital can improve nutrition management in pistachio orchards.
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