Evaluation of Management Practices on Incidence of Late Blight on Tomatoes

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Project Code:
Not Available

Start Date:
1999

End Date:
2004

CRSP Phase:
Phase 2

Budget:
Not Available

Countries:

Participants

Lead 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.

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