The spreading level of herbicides and applying their scientific recommendations in cultivating wheat crops in al-Mahawil district-Babylon province

Abstract EN

Herbicides are considered among the modern technologies spread in controlling wheat weeds.

Therefore, the research aims to identify the spreading level of Herbicides and applying their scientific recommendations in cultivating wheat crops in Al-Mahawil District / Babylon province for the three agricultural seasons (2013/2014-2015 /2016).

To achieve the aim of the research, a scale of 10 paragraphs was prepared dividing into 2 axes.

Data were collected from a randomly proportioned sample of 75 farmers in Al-Mahawil District, through a questionnaire using the interview method.

The presence of a large and important role for the private sector through the local agricultural offices in the process of supplying wheat Herbicides to farmers in terms of quantity, quality and timing, which effectively contributed in the process of spreading chemical Herbicides among farmers, and positively impacting the increase in productivity, wheat production and economic income for farmers in Al-Mahawil District.

The research showed several recommendations, including: Developing an appropriate strategy that includes the participation of the private sector with the government sector in the process of preparing chemical Herbicides, including wheat Herbicides of wheat for farmers in terms of quantity, quality and timing through the Agricultural Supplies Company and its cutting centers, to ensure the spread of chemical Herbicides between farmers, increasing productivity, wheat production, farmers income, and national economic income.