Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Sina Farshchin

- M.Sc. Graduated, Department of Agroecology, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

The study area, the Neyshabur Plain, is located between longitude 58°13′ to 59°30′ East and latitude 35°40′ to 36°39′ North. In order to evaluate and investigate methods of adaptation and mitigation of climate change consequences according to methods based on indigenous knowledge of farmers in the Neyshabur Plain watershed, the most important parameters of farmers were collected. Information such as personal characteristics (age, level of education of saffron farmers, etc.), type of water source and water Ec, soil texture, ownership and cultivation pattern, agricultural management methods (rate of chemical input consumption, irrigation method, use of innovative methods and use of indigenous knowledge) were collected among the water users of Neyshabur as a sample of farmers of this plain through a questionnaire using simple random sampling in 2018-19. The solutions were categorized and examined in four groups of measures, including increasing soil organic carbon content, biodiversity, water retention capacity in the soil and better use of available water (mulch, drought-resistant species, improving irrigation systems, and regulating the amount of fertilizer and available water consumption), and preventing greenhouse gas emissions (using legumes in crop rotation, using less chemical inputs, and increasing the use of organic fertilizer).

Keywords

• Cropping pattern
• correlation coefficient
• Water use efficiency
• Chi-square