Project
Developing IPM programs for tree tomato (Solanum betaceum)in Ecuador Aphid population dynamics and its influence on epidemics of tree tomato viruses
Details
Project Code:
Not Available
Start Date:
1999
End Date:
2004
CRSP Phase:
Phase 2
Budget:
Not Available
Countries:
Ecuador
Participants
Lead University:
Ohio State University
Other Partners:
INIAP-E.E. Santa Catalina
Principal Investigator(s):
William Viera, Patricia Travez, Jose Ochoa, Patricio Gallegos (INIAP-E.E. Santa Catalina);Mike Ellis, Roger Williams (Ohio State)
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
None
Overview
This project researched the impact of aphids on tree tomato in the Tumbaco valley in Ecuador. Aphids are frequent pests of tomato trees and are involved in virus transmission to tree tomato. By identifying the aphid species effecting tree tomato researchers evaluated the population dynamics between aphids and its natural enemies in different contexts. From that researchers correlated the aphid population dynamics with virus incidence.
Objectives
1. Identify aphid species affecting tree tomato. 2. Evaluate the population dynamic between aphids and its natural enemies in three planting densities and a crop system. 3. Correlate the aphid population dynamics with virus incidence.
Outcomes
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