Projects

Comparative Performance of cv Igola-1 and Other Local Groundnut Cultivars for the Control of Rosette Disease

In Uganda, as in many other countries of sub-Saharan Africa, groundnut rosette is widespread, and especially destructive on late planted crops. Rosette is a virus disease […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Management of Insect Pests on Millet and Sorghum

Researcher performed on-farm research on the management of insect pests of pearl millet

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Formulation and Commercialization of Malian Village-Produced Neem Kernel Extract

Subsistence farmers in Mali have little means of protecting their crops, both preharvest and postharvest. The abundant neem tree, Azadirachta indica A. Juss, may provide a […]

Integrated Management of Striga Parasitic Weed for Sorghum, Millet, and Cowpea

In the second year of on-farm research on control of the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, trials on improved intercropping practices for millet / cowpea association and […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Long-Run Striga Control by Subsistence Farmers in Mali

The IPM-CRSP Mali project bas developed a bioeconomic model for evaluating the economic and nutritional returns to millet production practices aimed at controlling the parasitic weed […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Complementary Weed Control Strategies in Rice-Vegetable Systems (Evaluation of Integrated Weed Management Strategies Against Weeds in Onion)

Field studies were conducted in two farmers’ fields in the Asian site in San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Philippines during the 1998 dry seasons. The efficacy of […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Potential of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for Spodoptera Control in Yellow Granex Onions (Microbial Control of Spodoptera in Onions)

Field trials in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija have shown that NPV, Bt, and NPV+Bt are more effective against Spodoptera larvae, than Karate insecticide application. Larval counts were […]

Effects of Rice Hull Burning on Soil-Borne Diseases, Weed Survival and Growth, and the Rice Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola in a Rice-Onion Cropping System

The continuing study on the effects of rice hull burning on soil-borne diseases in San Jose and Bongabon showed that fungal populations were much lower in […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Effects of Crop Rotation on Incidence of Pink Root Disease in Onion and Meloidogyne graminicola in Rice-Onion Cropping System

The three-year crop rotation experiment intended to suppress/manage pink root disease and root-knot nematode populations in onion-growing areas showed a dramatic reduction in pink root incidence […]

Effects of Soil Amendments on Populations of Meloidogyne graminicola in Rice-Onion System

None of the five biofertilizers/soil inoculants tested for suppression of root-knot nematode populations in onion roots and soil were effective in either San Jose or Bongabon. […]

  • Start Date: 1993
  • End Date: 1998
  • Project Code: Not Available
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