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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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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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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
  • Project Code: Not Available
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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:

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
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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
  • Project Code: Not Available
  • Lead University:

An IPM Strategy to Combat the Gall Midge Complex Affecting Hot Pepper

This project addressed constraints faced by hot pepper farmers including the ability to use field management practices to avoid the US-imposed mandatory fumigation requirement for fresh […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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Monitoring and Analysis of Introduced Technologies

Plant quarantine officers at the two major local ports Sangsters International Airport, Montego Bay and Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston were monitoring pest interception levels and […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
  • Lead University:

Efficacy of Phosphine Gas in Treatment of Gall Midge on Hot Peppers

Hot peppers were fumigated as a postharvest treatment against gall midges and citrus midge, pests of the hot pepper in Jamaica. The infestation of gall midges […]

  • Start Date: 1999
  • End Date: 2004
  • Project Code: Not Available
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