Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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Collaborative Assessment and Management of Insect- Transmitted Viruses

This project involved an inventory of viruses of vegetable crops in host countries; an assessment and improvement of diagnostic capabilities in host countries; and application of […]

  • Start Date: 2004
  • End Date: 2009
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Applications of Information Technology and Databases in IPM in Developing Countries and Development of a Global IPM Technology Database

This activity collaborated with nearly all Phase 3 IPM CRSP projects through: 1) IT and database consulting and by creating two interactive information systems/software tool (e.g. […]

East Africa Site in Uganda

The IPM CRSP Uganda Site is a collaboration of Makerere University Faculty of Agriculture (MU/FA), the Ugandan National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), the Ministry of Agriculture, […]

Effectiveness of Predators and Parasitoids of Insect Pests on Cowpea

Trials were conducted at the Technology Verification Centre (TVC), Bukedea, Kumi district, during the first rains of 2003A, to determine the effect of cowpea cropping systems […]

Influence of Participation in Farmer Field Schools on Adoption of Cowpea Specific IPM Technologies

This study was conducted in Eastern Uganda in Kumi and Pallisa districts. It investigated the adoption of a cowpea IPM package consisting of 4 component technologies […]

Agronomic Evaluation of Local and Improved Cowpea Lines in Uganda

A multi-locational approach was used to evaluate six (6) improved varieties: MU-93, TVX 337-025(B), IT90- 109 (B), KVU-12349, IT82D-516-2, IT85F-2841 against two local varieties Ebelat and […]

Field Management of Cowpea Bruchids Using Pheromone Traps

Sticky pheromone traps were set up in cowpea fields in the districts of Kumi and Pallisa during the first and the second seasons of 2002. The […]

Integrated Field Management of Cowpea Field and Storage Pests Using Selected Synthetic and Botanical Pesticides

The study was conducted on-farm in the districts of Pallisa and Kumi, to determine the effect of integrating the use of synthetic and botanical pesticides in […]

Impact of Predators and Parasitoids of Major Insect Pests on Groundnut

Studies to determine the effect of groundnut cropping systems and insecticide applications on the abundance and diversity of predator and parasitoids, were conducted during the first […]

Scaling

Groundnut production in Uganda has been constrained mainly by pests and diseases. An Integrated Pest Management package was developed by the Department of Crop Science, Makerere […]