The Intention of Agro Farmers towards the Application of Kitosanplus in Kelantan

Abstract

The Kitosanplus is an active molecule that finds many possible applications in agriculture to reduce or replace more environmentally damaging chemical pesticides. Thus, Kitosanplus could represent an innovative eco-friendly strategy for managing plant diseases and replacing copper. The effectiveness of Kitosanplus in protecting plants from biotic stresses by direct or indirect actions, but Kitosanplus interaction with pathogens and plants are still not fully understood. This study is to determine the agro farmer intention towards the application of Kitosanplus and the relationship between age and perceived behaviour of agro farmers towards the application of Kitosanplus. The location selected is in Kampung Bukit Jawa, Selising, Pasir Puteh. Most popular agriculture activities in this area are paddy plantation. The descriptive analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. The respondents indicated that Kitosanplus is an excellent organic fertilizer, and their application of chemical pesticides do not harm the crop. Instead, the attitude, perceived behaviour and social norm of agro farmers show they have a weak intention towards using Kitosanplus in their plantation.