| Subproject Description
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Although our understanding of Trialeurodes
vaporariorum, as a pest of beans in the Andean zone, is relatively
advanced, there is virtually no information on the economic importance
of the greenhouse whitefly as a pest of other economically important
crops, e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, and vegetables, in the tropical highlands
and Inter Andean valleys. The status of the insect as a pest needs
to be better ascertained. Actual yield losses have not been measured
but it is known that farmers regard the insect as a major threat to
these crops. Surveys and observations (CORPOICA, unpublished) indicate
that pesticide use on potatoes is very high in Colombia and that tomatoes
are sprayed twice a week on a regular basis.
The goal is to reduce environmental degradation due to the excessive
pesticide use, and reduce threats to food security, which are resulting
from whitefly and WTV damage.
Project Purpose :: To gather, generate and analyze, through
scientific and grower networks, baseline data relevant to the diagnosis
and characterization of whitefly and WTV problems in the tropics,
in order to propose a sound research agenda for improved understanding
of pest and disease dynamics, IPM development and IPM implementation.
Project Outputs ::
- International network for whiteflies and WTVs in the tropics
established
- Socio-economic and environmental impact assessed
- Epidemiological characterization initiated
- Agronomic characterization initiated
- Preliminary studies for Phase 2 conducted
Project Impact :: The immediate beneficiaries of Phase 1
of the Project will be a) IARC scientists, b) NARS scientists, c)
small holder farmers, and d) donor agencies. Additional, indirect,
beneficiaries will be the general community of whitefly and WTV
scientists and government policy makers.
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Partner institutions
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Colombia
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical - CIAT
Mr. Francisco Rendón
Ms. Isaura Rodríguez
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - CORPOICA
Dr. Aristóbulo López-Avila
Mr. Javier García
Ecuador
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria - INIAP
Ing. Oswaldo Valarezo
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