Project
Evaluation of Management Practices on Incidence of Late Blight on Tomatoes
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1999
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Uganda
Participants
Lead University:
Ohio State University
Other Partners:
M. C. Akemo (Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute); S. Kyamanywa, E. Adipala (Makerere University); G. Luther
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University); J. Mark Erbaugh (The Ohio State University)
Principal Investigator(s):
M. C. Akemo (Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute); S. Kyamanywa, E. Adipala (Makerere University); G. Luther
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University); J. Mark Erbaugh (The Ohio State University)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
M. C. Akemo (Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute); S. Kyamanywa, E. Adipala (Makerere University); G. Luther
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University); J. Mark Erbaugh (The Ohio State University)
Overview
Tomato, the most important vegetable crop in Uganda, is produced mainly in the peri-urban areas for fresh-market consumption. Tomato has many pest constraints including early and late blights (Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans), bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum), aphids, thrips, mites, and American bollworms (Helicoverpa armigera). To control these pests, farmers use synthetic pesticides that are expensive, not readily accessible, sometimes adulterated, and may not be used correctly and in the right concentrations. The IPM-CRSP tomato program carried out on-farm trials to determine the effect of selected management practices on the incidence of Phytophthora on tomatoes. The mulched, staked, and trellised plots had lower infection of late blight compared to the clean weeded plots, while highest total yields were obtained from mulched plots.
Objectives
To reduce the use of pesticides on tomatoes by developing alternative interventions for controlling priority pests of tomatoes. ยท To develop these methods in collaboration with tomato growers in Central Uganda.
Outcomes
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