Universities Purdue University : CRSPs

Effect of Eight Anti-bacterial Chemicals on the In Vitro Growth of Pseudomonas syringae pv lachrymans

Angular leaf spot, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv lachrymans (PSL) has become a serious disease threatening the production of Guatemalan melons exported to the USA. Melons […]

Start Date: 1993
End Date: 1998
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Project

Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana as Biological Control of Liriomyza huidobrensis in Snow Pea

Snow peas require the use of pesticides to control leafminer, which can cause cosmetic damage to the product and reduce its marketability. The tolerance level for […]

Start Date: 1993
End Date: 1998
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Project

Development of IPM Strategies for the Control of the Pea Leafminer L. huidobrensis (Blanchard) on Snow Peas

Snow peas have recently become a very important NTAE crop in Guatemala. This crop has allowed many small farmers to become more involved in export agriculture. […]

Start Date: 1993
End Date: 1998
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Innovation

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Project

Integrated Management of Snow peas (Pisum sativum) in the Guatemalan Highlands

The livelihood of more than 18,500 farmers in Guatemala’s central highlands depends on production of export pea crops. From August 1997 to May 1998 an integrated […]

Start Date: 1993
End Date: 1998
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Project

Comparison of Snow Pea (Pisum sativum) Cultivars in Relation to Leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) Infestation and Yield

Infestations by leafminer are a major concern for snow pea growers in the Guatemalan highlands. The most common cultivar found in snow pea fields, Oregon Sugar […]

Start Date: 1993
End Date: 1998
Project Code: Not Available
Lead University: Purdue University

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Topic: Food Security

CRSP: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Database: Project

Evaluation of Integrated Management Tactics on Leafminer Population and Yield in Snow Pea

Through this study researchers compared the individual and combined effect of the mobile sticky trap “torito”, wheat straw mulch, soil-based insecticide applications and foliar insecticide sprays […]