Latin America and the Caribbean

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
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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
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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
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Cultural and biological alternatives for the control of the Central America Tuber Moth Tecia solanivora in the field and under storage

This project soght to generate cultural and biological control alternatives and reduce the risk for the health of the farmers, by means of non-contaminant methods; to […]

Control of the Central American tuber moth (Tecia solanivora) in potato tubers under storage by means of sun exposure and Baculovirus application

This project sought to develop a method for the control of Tecia solanivora in potato tubers prior to storage.

Development of Biocontrol methods for Premnotrypes vorax: New proposal for the integrated management of the Andean potato weevil, Premnotrypes vorax

This project sought to develop new approaches to pest control, by means that are sustainable and do not contaminate the environment, specifically through novel approaches to […]

Developing IPM programs for naranjilla (Solanum quitoence) in Ecuador

This project focused on determining the efficacy of current integrated pest management methods for control of important pests and diseases in the main naranjilla varieties in […]

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
  • Project Code: Not Available
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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
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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
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