Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

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An Assessment of the Impact of Import Detentions on the Competitiveness of Guatemalan Snow Peas in U.S. Markets

The aim of this research was to quantify the impact of import detentions on the competitiveness of Guatemalan snow pea exports in the US market. An […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Genetic Transformation of “Solo” and Native Type Papaya for Resistance to Papaya Ringspot Potyvirus

Papayas represent a major potential export crop for Guatemala to the US, especially the export of Hawaiian-type “Solo” papayas which, when eaten fresh, have high nutritional […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Improved IPM Production Strategies for Integration into Prototype Pre-inspection Programs in NTAE Crops.

Weed management is a labor intensive practice in all vegetable production systems in Guatemala. When research began there was limited trained expertise available in Guatemala regarding […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Establishment of a Quality Control Pre-inspection Process in the Production and Export of Snow Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Guatemala

This project was focused on improving the quality and innocuity of snow pea pods in Guatemala with the overall goal of training Guatemalan snow pea producers […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Caribbean Site in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados

The work plan 2002-2003 (Year 10) continued the focus on consolidation of developmental work and wider dissemination of developed technologies. IPM CRSP has been a catalyst […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Integrated Pest Management of Major Pests affecting Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas, in the Caribbean

Sweetpotato weevils, sweetpotato leaf beetles, and the WDS soil insect complex significantly reduce sweetpotato production in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. This project sought […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Pilot Production of Grafted Eggplant at Intensive Growing Areas (Jessore and Sripur) and Training of Farmers

Bacterial wilt is a widespread serious disease of eggplant in Bangladesh. In absence of any practical control methods, farmers use pesticides indiscriminately without any successful control […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Evaluation of Selected Pumpkin Lines against Virus Diseases

Pumpkin is a popular vegetable in Bangladesh. It is a rich and cheap source of vitamins, especially carotenoid pigments. It can contribute to improved nutritional status, […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Off-season Vegetable Production under Integrated Pest Management

Production of off-season vegetables using tolerant varieties will increase availability of the vegetables in the market and bring higher economic returns to farmers. Protective structures for […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
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Management of the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (Guenee): Evaluation of Farmers’ Indigenous Practices

Eggplant farmers in the Philippines spray insecticides up to 58 times during the crop period. Insecticide spray is mostly directed to the fruit and shoot borer. […]

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