Modeling Impacts of Changes in Pest Management Technologies Validation and Diffusion of Models for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Potato in Carchi and Bolivar, Ecuador
This research was carried out jointly by INIAP, IPM-CRSP and FAO. The method employed for this investigation was based on the Training to Trainers, Field Schools […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Intrahousehold resource dynamics & adoption of pest management practices
A chief constraint of IPM is the need to educate the farming population and their families in understanding the dangers of pesticide usage to both human […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security, Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Developing Improved Management Strategies for Disease Caused by Phytophthora Infestans in Solanaceous Crops Using Molecular Biological Tools
This research activity focused on developing improved management strategies in Ecuador for coping with Phytophthora infestans, a pathogen with notoriety for the destructive disease it cauess […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Identification, Distribution and Epidemiology of Plant Virus Pathogens That Threaten Pepper/Tomato and Cucurbit Production in Honduras
This project developed surveys to collect leaf tissue samples of solanaceious and cucurbitaceous crops with viral-like disease symptoms due to the lack of information on the […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Molecular Identification of Viruses of Solanaceous and Cucurbit Crops in Honduras and Transgenic Resistance to Control Tomato Mosaic and Pepper Golden Mosaic Viruses in Tomato
This project focused on identifying important plant viruses that limit the production of cucurbits, pepper and tomato in Honduras and developing the diagnostic infrastructure at FHIA’s […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Evaluation of the Suppressive Effect of Seven Pesticides of Low Toxicity to Reduce the Damage Caused by Thrips (Thrips sp) in Snow Pea (Pisum sativum L.).
Lack of adequate thrips control and overuse of insecticides has resulted in insect resistance and loss of effective control methods. The result indicates the need for […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Purdue University
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
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
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security, Innovation, Productivity
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Determination of the best IPM strategy to manage the Lepidoptera complex on callaloo in two major agroecological zones and seasons in Jamaica
This activity focused on minimizing the use of production systems by identifying non-chemical methods that can be used to control callalloo pests.
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Integrated Management of Pests Affecting Cruciferous Vegetables
For ten years research has been conducted in the primary site in Jamaica which focused on addressing the problem of excessive pesticide use on a vegetable […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
Assessment of Virus Incidence in Superior Caribbean Sweetpotato Varieties
The goal of this project was to determine the status of Jamaican sweet potato varieties relative to natural infection with common sweetpotato viruses, using available technology […]
- Start Date: 1999
- End Date: 2004
- Project Code: Not Available
- Lead University: Virginia Tech
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Database: Project
