Projects

West African Regional Consortium of IPM Excellence

he West Africa project focused on research planning and organizing the US-based and host country scientists for development of three vegetable IPM packages in three West […]

  • Start Date: 2004
  • End Date: 2009
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Regional Integrated Pest Management Research and Education for South Asia

This project built on previous investment by expanding efforts in Bangladesh and India, extending and replicating the participatory IPM approach in Nepal, strengthening the network of […]

  • Start Date: 2004
  • End Date: 2009
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Ecologically-based Participatory and Collaborative Integrated Pest Management Research and Capacity Building Program in the Central Asia Region

The focus of the Central Asia regional IPM project was to break the isolation of this area and build IPM capacity through collaborative and participatory research […]

Integrated Pest Management of Specialty Crops in Eastern Europe

Through this project researchers developed integrating fungicide control programs to maximize economic return on tomato production in greenhouses.

  • Start Date: 2004
  • End Date: 2009
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Management of the Weed Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) in Eastern and Southern Africa Using Integrated Cultural and Biological Measures

The IPM CRSP parthenium project sought alternative control strategies against parthenium weed, including testing the leaf-feeding beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a biological control agent […]

  • Start Date: 2004
  • End Date: 2009
  • Project Code: Not Available
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International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN) Regional Diagnostics Laboratories

The IPDN’s purpose was to provide diagnostic expertise using a hub and spoke model between regional and national laboratories in Central America, East Africa, and West […]

Integrated management of thrips-borne tospoviruses in vegetable cropping systems

This project focused on documenting viruses in vegetable cropping systems in India.

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. […]

Cross-Sectoral and International Extension Exchange and Learning

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP investigation related to the scientific theme Aquaculture and Human Health Impacts.