Survey of Farming System Farmers Perception for Phenacoccus Manihoti in Sukaraja-Bogor District, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_40How to use a DOI?

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Farmer survey; cassava; mealybug; Phenacoccus manihoti

Abstract

One of the canters for cassava cultivation in Bogor Regency is Sukaraja District. Farmers in this area have been growing cassava several decades ago. This survey aims to determine the characteristics of cassava farmers, cultivation methods, knowledge and attitudes and perceptions of farmers with the arrival of a new invasive pest mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Matt-Ferr. Surveys were conducted during September until November 2017, by interviewing 60 farmers distributed in three villages. Our studies revealed as much as 52% of respondents aged over 60 years, with the main occupation is farming. In term of level of education, about 83% of the farmers were graduates or have been in elementary school. Land area used for cassava cultivation generally (88%) were less than 0.50 ha. Most of the farmers (87%) were cultivator, with over 15 years experiences in cassava farming. Cassava varieties widely grown by farmers were Roti (90%), followed by Manggu (15%) and Jimbul (5%). The majority (97%) of farmers used goat manure, and the rest (3.3%) chicken manure. Manure was given when the plant 15-30 days. with a dosage of 11-15 ton/ha. Urea was given twice when the plant aged 3 and 7 months, with a dosage of 200-500 kg/ha. Weeding generally (68%) were conducted twice when the plant 4 and 8 months old. Harvest generally (92%) was carried out at 10-13 months. Farmers generally (87%) considered P. manihoti as the most important pests of cassava. The most farmers (82%) mentioned that the mealybug began attacking cassava since 2007. It seems that they equated P. manihoti with the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus) which also attacked cassava. Nearly half the respondents said that attacks by the cassava mealybug caused yield losses about 40-50%. Nevertheless, farmers generally do not perform control measures.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nila Wardani
AU  - Aunu Rauf
AU  - I Wayan Winasa
AU  - Sugeng Santoso
AU  - Junita Barus
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/28
TI  - Survey of Farming System Farmers Perception for Phenacoccus Manihoti in Sukaraja-Bogor District, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Environment, Agriculture and Tourism (ICOSEAT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 307
EP  - 314
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_40
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-086-2_40
ID  - Wardani2022
ER  -