In order to finding the causes for the gap in the application of organic fertilizer substitution technology between cash crops and grain crops, this study constructed a logical framework of "type of crop-market environment perception-organic fertilizer application behavior". The Probit and Tobit models were adopted to analyze the effects of farmers' main type of crop on organic fertilizer application behavior, based on micro-survey data of 987 farmers in Henan and Hubei provinces. The mechanism was verified using cascade regression method. It was found that: Firstly, the adoption rate and substitution ratio of organic fertilizer substitution technology among cash crop farmers are higher than those of grain crop farmers. Secondly, the type of crop influences farmers' organic fertilizer application behavior through their perception of the price, and the influence persists after the differences in crop characteristics are controlled. But the mechanism of volume perception is not significant. Lastly, the mechanism of type of crop through the perception of price to influence farmers' organic fertilizer application behavior exists only among farmers who prefer market returns, and the effect is not significant on subsistence farmers. Therefore, the market of grain products should be further regulated, and the certification system of high-quality agricultural products should be improved. To guarantee the effective operation of the high quality and price mechanism, more targeted technology promotion initiatives should be taken to promote organic fertilizer substitution technology to households and contribute to the green development of agriculture.
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