Open AccessKnowledge, attitude and action of farmers in controlling plant pest and disease of potato in Garut, West Java
Author(s) -
Abdul Munif,
Vivi Erfhia Rachmawati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/468/1/012053
Subject(s) - respondent , pesticide , integrated pest management , pest analysis , crop , agricultural science , manure , biology , agronomy , pest control , solanum tuberosum , crop protection , disease management , microbiology and biotechnology , toxicology , horticulture , biochemistry , systematic review , medline , political science , law
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the 5 leading commodities of seasonal vegetables and a source of income for people in Indonesia. Plant pests and diseases are still the main obstacles in potato production. Since 1992, the government of Indonesia has determined that control of plant pest and disease should be carried out with an integrated pest management system (IPM). The objective of this research was to study the implementation of an integrated pest management (IPM) system of pests and diseases of potato by farmers in Cikajang and Cisurupan sub-district, Garut district, West Java. The study was conducted by direct interviews with 80 potato farmers as respondents. The selection of respondent farmers was carried out systematically. The results of study showed that the majority of the respondents were able to identify the types of the importance pests and diseases of potatoes and their impact on crop losses. Likewise, some of farmers have implemented of several IPM components in controlling pests and diseases, including good practices in soil management, providing manure and synthetic fertilizers, using healthy seeds, observing pests and diseases routinely in the field. In controlling action of plant pest and disease on potato, the majority of respondent used synthetic pesticides. They applied pesticides every week and often used more than 2 types or mixing 2 or 3 types of pesticides in each application.