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Project News 06.2004

A new whitefly species emerges as
a pest of cereals in Central America


Projects	:: Whiteflies as pests in tropical highlands :: Whiteflies as virus vectors in mixed cropping systems :: Whiteflies as vectors and pests in cassava

Sustainable Integrated Management of Whiteflies as Pests and Vectors of Plant Viruses in Asia

Geographical focus :: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam	Start date :: January 1, 1999
	Completion date :: December 31, 2001


Project Name ::	Sustainable Integrated Management of Whiteflies as Pests and Vectors of Plant Viruses in the Tropics
Project Leader ::	Dr. Pamela Anderson

Subproject Name ::	Sustainable Integrated Management of Whiteflies as Pests and Vectors of Plant Viruses in Asia
Subproject Description ::	The overall research objective an understanding of the biotype diversity of Bemisia tabaci, the favored host range for each biotype, the geminivirus diversity, the species affected by geminiviruses and the diversity of potential biological control agents. The activities that will enable the overall objective to be achieved are: Identification of Bemisia tabaci biotypes in Asia. Identification of the major host plants for the different biotypes of Bemisia tabaci in Asia. Identification of key natural enemies of Bemisia tabaci in Asia. Determination of plant hosts affected by geminiviruses, identification of geminiviruses in major crops and development of protocols for detecting viruses in plants. The key questions to be addressed by this study are: What vector species and biotypes are present and in which countries? What are the key hosts for each biotype? What are the key natural enemies? What are the types of whitefly related problems being encountered? What is the extent of crop loss by geminiviruses? What are the viral agents? What are their basic characteristics?
Project Leader ::	Dr. Peter Hanson / Asian Vegetable Research & Development Center - AVRDC
Donor Partner ::	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research - ACIAR
Partner institutions and collaborating professionals ::	Nepal Crops & Horticultural Research Dr. J.P. Pokharel Nepal Agricultural Research Institute Mr. D. N. Manandhar Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute - BARI Dr M.A. Razzaque Mr. Md Abdul Mannan Sri Lanka Regional Agricultural Research and Development Centre Dr G. Jayawardene Mr. M. G. Dhanapala Thailand Department of Agriculture Dr. Ananta Daladom Mrs. Piyarat Keinmeesuke Malaysia Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute - MARDI Dr. Loke Wai Hong Indonesia Bogor Agricultural University Dr Purnama Hidayat Research Institute for Vegetables Dr. Atie Srie Duriat Philippines University of the Philippines Los Baños Dr E.P. Cadapan The National Crop Protection Centre Dr. Luis Ray I. Velasco Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam Prof. Pham Van Bien Mr. Huynh Cong Ha Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO Dr Paul De Barro Dr Ali Rezaian Taiwan Asian Vegetable Research & Development Center - AVRDC Dr Sylvia Green
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Keywords ::	Bemisia tabaci; biotypes; Bangladesh; Indonesia; Malaysia; Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam


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