Volume
62
Issue
3
Abstract
A fundamental strategy for reducing nutrient runoff from lawns and landscapes is the implementation of recommended fertilizer management practices (FMPs). Our study evaluated Louisiana urban and suburban homeowners’ current FMPs using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs. We measured homeowners’ attitude, perceived norm, perceived control, intention, and past behavior regarding 12 salient FMPs. The results of our study identified which recommended FMPs to adopt and which non-recommended practices to change. To effectively modify homeowners’ FMPs, we recommended designing tailored Extension educational programming to target the TPB constructs most strongly related to homeowners’ decision to perform these practices.
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Recommended Citation
Levy, N., & Burnett, M. (2024). Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Determine Urban and Suburban Homeowners' Fertilizer Management Practices. The Journal of Extension, 62(3), Article 31. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol62/iss3/31