Impact of Technical and Extensional Characteristics of Garmsar Greenhouse Cucumber Producers in their Educational Needs

The main purpose of this research was to investigate the educational needs of Garmsar greenhouse cucumber producers. Another objective of this research was to investigate the relationaship between educational needs of greenhouse cucumber producers and their technical and extensional characterisitics. This research was implemented by discriptive method. The research population was consisted of 85 greenhouse cucumber producers out of which، 70 greenhouse cucumber producers were selected using simple random sampling method. Validity of the research instrument was confirmed by research committee and α Cronbach coefficient was applied for the purpose of reliability، through which 92 percent was obtained. The results revealed that there were positive and significant relationship between age، level of education، cultivated area، job experience and educational needs of greenhouse cucumber producers. As well as there were negative and significant relationship between technical knowledge، using of information channles، average yield and educational needs of greenhouse cucumber producers. According to regression function، coltivated area، participating in education and extension courses and ways to get information could be explaind the maximum varicence of educatoinal needs of greenhaouse cucumber producesrs among the other variables in the equation.