Grouping the factors analysis in adopting integrated pest management (IPM) From the viewpoint of Garmsar city gardeners

This study aimed to determine the effective factors in IPM from Garmsar city gardeners view point. This was an applied, analytical-descriptive study. The statistical population was 1875 Garmsar city gardeners with 160 gardeners selected as samples. This number was increased to 180 and at the end, 179 questionnaires were returned. Random proportional-layered sampling was used to select the samples. In order to determine the validity of the subject, some questionnaires were given to agriculture professors, graduates and students of Azad University of Garmsar city, some Jahad agricultural management experts and some local professional farmers. Modification was applied after receiving their feedback. Preliminary test was conducted in order to determine the reliability and variance of research tool. Thus, 30 questionnaire were provided for Tehran city gardeners and after completing them, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated (895%).