Why do they continue to use pesticides? The case of tomato growers in Boushehr province in southern Iran

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 577-588

  Monfared, N ^a   Yazdanpanah, M ^b   Tavakoli, K ^c  

^a Technical and Vocational Higher Education Center of Jihad e Agriculture   (Iran)

^b Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

^c Jihad Agriculture Ministry   (Iran)

Author keywords

Moral norm; Self identity; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84929398930     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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