TY - JOUR T1 - Agricultural Specialists' Attitude toward and Intention for Application of VRT-Spraying Technologies Using Structural Equation Modeling TT - نگرش و تمایل کارشناسان کشاورزی به کاربرد فناوری‌های میزان متغیر سموم با استفاده از مدل معادلات ساختاری JF - JSTNAR JO - JSTNAR VL - 13 IS - 47 UR - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-1094-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 757 EP - 771 KW - Variable rate technology-spraying (VRT-Spraying) KW - Attitude KW - Intention KW - Precision agriculture KW - Technology acceptance model. N2 - Variable rate technology-spraying technologies are new aspect of sustainable agriculture. In these technologies, the chemical is applied in the needed level of farm where there is a high intensity of pests and weeds. The purpose of this paper was to study the agricultural specialists' attitude toward and intention to use variable rate technology-spraying technologies in Jihad-e-Keshavarzi organization of Fars and Khuzestan provinces. A survey was conducted using a stratified random sampling to collect data from 249 agricultural specialists. The results showed that the specialists of Fars and Khuzestan provinces have intentions to use the variable rate technology-spraying technologies. The variables including attitude toward application, trialing, perceived usefulness, compatibility, and attitude of confidence all influence the intentions to use the variable rate technology-spraying technologies. Based on high positive intention of agricultural specialists, we recommend the use of these technologies in agricultural practices of the two provinces. M3 ER -