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To systematically evaluate the adoption, reinvention, and diffusion of integrated pest management sampling techniques among commercial tomato growers.

June 1, 1988Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America

Adoption and Diffusion of Integrated Pest Management Innovations in Agriculture

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To systematically evaluate the adoption, reinvention, and diffusion of integrated pest management sampling techniques among commercial tomato growers.
Assessed California processing tomato farmers regarding the implementation and adaptation of integrated pest management (IPM) sampling methods.
Examined nonentomological variables, including grower characteristics, enterprise type, land tenure, and information sources, relative to adoption status.
Adoption of the IPM innovation tracked an S-shaped diffusion curve, shaped significantly by prior IPM experience, land ownership, and perceived technological complexity.
Growers exhibited high rates of reinvention when deploying IPM techniques, and nonadopters relied significantly more on personal information sources than adopters did.

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Observational study reveals grower traits and innovation complexity drive integrated pest management adoption in tomato growers, highlighting diffusion theory's role in agricultural technology.

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Grieshop et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71873426a7f98052ddd65b https://doi.org/10.1093/besa/34.2.72

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Observational study reveals grower traits and innovation complexity drive integrated pest management adoption in tomato growers, highlighting diffusion theory's role in agricultural technology.

Adoption and Diffusion of Integrated Pest Management Innovations in Agriculture

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Adoption and Diffusion of Integrated Pest Management Innovations in Agriculture

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