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TRIP REPORT

India IPM CRSP Sites in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

August 21-29, 2009

E. A. ‘Short’ Heinrichs, Consultant, VA Tech

Srinivasan Ramasamy, Entomologist, AVRDC- The World

Vegetable Center

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Tamil Nadu farmer in her field of brinjal infested with the papaya mealybug Paracoccus

marginatus. The 1.5 acre field has been sprayed with insecticide several times at a cost of

Rupees27,00 0 ($ 600) but will be plowed due to lack of effective mealybug control.

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Purpose!of!Trip:! !

To!review!the!progress!of!the!India!site!projects!and!to!identify!activities!for!the!next!phase!of!

the!South!Asia!Regional!Project,!India!site.!

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Sites!Visited:!!

TNAU!activities!in!the!Coimbatore,!Tamil!Nadu!area!and!TERI!demonstration!plots!in!Bengarpet,!

Kolar,!Karnataka.!

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Description!of!Activities/Discussions:!

Date! Contact/met!with! Activities/Discussions!

21"22!

August!

! Left!Lincoln,!Nebraska!!21st!arriving!in!Coimbatoreon!23

rd.!

23!August!

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Mohan!Kumar!

K.!Angappan!

Arrived!Coimbatore!9:00!am.!

1:00"4:00!pm"!Discussed!the!proposed!program!of!visit,!current!status!of!

the!project,!proposed!activities!for!the!next!phase!and!components!of!

the!next!annual!report!submission.!

24!August!

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TNAU!and!KVK!staff!

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Dr.!V.!Udayasuriyan!and!

Dr.!R.!Samiyappan!

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Dr.!!E.I.!Jonathon!

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Dr.!Kalai!Selvan!

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Dr.!P.!Karuppuchamy!

!Dr.!G.!Chandrasekaran!

!Dr.!S.!Subramanian!

!8:00"9:00!Training!Programme!on!Strategies!to!!Mitigate!Papaya!Mealy!

Bug!

9:00"9:30"!Discussion!with!Professor!and!!Head!DPMB&B!!Dr.!V.!

Udayasuriyan!and!Director!of!!CPMB!Dr.!R.!Samiyappan!

9:30"10:00"!Discussion!with!Director!CPPS!Dr.!E.I.!Jonathon!

10:00"10:30"!Discussion!with!Director!of!Extension!Education!!Dr.!Kalai!

Selvan!

10:30"!1;00!pm"!Discussion!with!Prof.!and!Head!of!Agric.!Entomology!Dr.!

P.!Karuppuchamy,!Plant!Pathology!Dr.!G.!Chandrasekar!and!Nematology!

Dr.!Subramanian!!

2:30"5:30!pm"!Discussion!on!TNAU!IPM!CRSP!activities!and!proposed!

plans!for!the!next!phase.!Participants:!

Dr.!!Mohan!Kumar,!Entomologist!

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Dr.!K.!Angappan!,!Plant!Pathologist!

P.!Karuppuchamy,!Head,!Entomology!

Dr.!C.!Durairaj,!Entomologist!

Dr.!S.!Suresh,!Entomologist!

Dr.!E.I.!Jonathon,!Director!CPPS!

Dr.!G.!Chandrasekar,!Head,!Plant!Pathology!

Dr.!S.!!Subramanian,!(in"charge),!Nematology!!

Dr.!R.!Samiyappan,!Director,!CPMB!

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7:00!–!9:00!pm!Dinner!!with!TNAU!Plant!Protection!staff!hostedby!TNAU!

Vice!Chancellor!Dr.!P.!Murugesa!Boopathi!and!Registrar,!P.!Subbian!!

25!August!

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TNAU,!KVK!!Indian!

Farmers!Fertiliser!Co"

operativve!Ltd!(M.!

Krishnan)!and!State!Dept.!

of!Horticulture!Staff!!

10:00am"2:00pm"Farmers!meeting!and!grafting!training!at!

Thondamuthur!block!

Vegetable!field!visits!at!Pullagoundanpudur!area!

26!August!

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Dr.!Nutan!Kaushik,!TERI!

IPM!CRSP!Coordinator!and!

Sri!Manjunath,!Teri!Field!

Asst.!

Visit!TERI!tomato!IPM!demonstration!sites!in!Bengarpet,!Kolar,!

Karnataka!area!

27!August!

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Dr.!Nutan!Kaushik,!TERI!

IPM!CRSP!Coordinator!and!

Sri!Manjunath,!Teri!Field!

Asst.!

Visit!TERI!tomato!IPM!demonstration!sites!in!Bengarpet,!Kolar,!

Karnataka!area!

28!August!

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Dr.!K.P.Jayanth,!Vice!Pres.;!

Dr.!Swapan!Kumar!Ghosh,!

Sr.!Manager"!Research;!

M.S.!Prabhakara,!

Manager"Extension;!Dr.!

Malvika!Chaudhary,!

Manager!Research!and!Dr.!

Gangadhar!B.N.,!Manager"

Research.!

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Dr.!N.!G.!Kumar,!Head!of!

Ent.!Dept.,!Dr.B.!Mallik,!

Acarologists,!Dr.!A.V.R.!

Kumar,!Entomologist!and!

Dr.!C.!Virakatamath,!

8:00"2:00!pm"!!Visit!to!PCI!BioControl!Research!Laboratories!(BCRL),!

Dodballapur!Road,!Bangalore,!Karnataka.!Note:!Several!of!the!

technologies!used!in!the!IPM!CRSP!demo!trials!were!developed!and!

provided!by!BCRL.!

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2:00"3:00!pm"!Visit!University!of!!Agricultural!Sciences!(UAS)!Department!

of!Entomology!!

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Professor!Emeritus!

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Dr.!R.J.!Rabindra,!Director,!!

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3:00"5:00!pm"!Visit!to!National!Bureau!of!Agriculturally!Important!!

Insects,!ICAR,!Bellary!Road,!Bangalore!(formerly!Commonwealth!Bureau!

of!Biological!Control"CIBC!followed!by!Project!Directorate!of!Biological!

Control)!

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7:00!pm"!Leave!for!Delhi!!

29!August!

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! 2:00!am"!Leave!Delhi!for!Lincoln,!NE!via!Frankfurt"Chicago.!!

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Training!Activities!Conducted:!!

Program!type!(workshop,!

seminar,!field!day,!short!

course,!etc.)!

Date! Audience!

Number!of!

Participants!Training!Provider!!

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Training!Objective!

Men Women

Workshop!at!TNAU! 8/24/09! Tamil!Nadu!KVK

(Krishi!Vigyan!

Kendra)!

extension!staff!

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sensitization!!

Workshop!in!

Pullagoundanpudur!village,!

Coimbatore,!Tamil!Nadu!!

8/25/20

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Vegetable!

farmers!of!

Thondamuthur!

block!

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of!Horticulture,!local!KVK!agent!

Integrated!Vegetable!

Grafting!Technology!for!

Managing!Soil"Borne!

Diseases!

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Summary!of!!the!Training!on”!Integrated!Vegetable!Grafting!Technology!for!Managing!

Soil"Borne!Diseases”!at!Thondamuthur,!Coimbatore,!India!on!August!25,!2009!

Tamil!Nadu!Agricultural!University! (TNAU),!Coimbatore! in!collaboration!with!AVRDC!–!

The!World!Vegetable!Center,!Taiwan,!USAID!supported!IPM!CRSP,!Virginia!Tech,!Blacksburg,!USA!

and!State!Department!of!Horticulture,!Tamil!Nadu! ! jointly!organized!a! training!on!“Integrated!

vegetable! grafting! technology! for!managing! soil"borne! diseases! and! increasing! tolerance! to!

flooding!in!the!hot"wet!season”!at!Thondamuthur!block,!Coimbatore!district!on!25.08.2009.!!

Dr.! E.A.! Heinrichs,! IPM! CRSP! Consultant,! Virginia! State! University,! USA! and! Dr.! R.!

Srinivasan,! Entomologist,! AVRDC! gave! special! addresses! emphasizing! the! needs! of! vegetable!

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grafting!and!prospects!achieved!with!the!training!in!different!countries.!Dr.!A.!Chandrasekaran,!

Director,!Centre!for!Plant!Protection!Studies!(I/C),!Professor!and!Heads!and!scientists!from!Dept.!

of!Plant!Molecular!Biology!and!Biotechnology!and!Agricultural!Entomology,!TNAU!participated!in!

the!training.!From!the!State!Department!of!Horticulture,!Thiru.!M.!Thangarasu,!Deputy!Director!

of! Horticulture,! Coimbatore! and! Thirumathi.! R.! Rajamani,! Assistant! Director! of! Horticulture,!

Thondamuthur!also!participated!in!the!programme.!

Members!of!Dheeeran!Chinnamalai!Precision!Farmers!Association,!Pullagoundanpudur!

participated! and! benefitted! from! the! training.!Out! of! 58,! twenty! three!women! farmers! also!

actively!participated.!The!participants!were!divided!in!to!six!groups.!The!farmers!were!explained!

regarding! construction! of! tunnel"type! grafting! chamber,! which! is! the! pre"requisite! for!

establishment! of! vegetable! grafted! seedlings! using! locally! available! materials.! Grafting!

technique!was!explained!and!a!hand!on!training!was!imparted!using!pro"tray!raised!seedlings!of!

tomato,!brinjal!and!chillies.!After!training,!a!session!was!arranged!to!have!discussion!between!

scientists!and!farmers.!!

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Dr.!A.!Chandrasekaran,!Director,!Centre!for!Plant!

Protection!Studies!TNAU!addressing!the!gathering!

Dr.!E.!A.!Heinrichs,!Virginia!Tech,!USA!addressing!the!

gathering!

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Dr.!R.!Srinivasan,!AVRDC!emphasizing!the!needs!of!

vegetable!grafting!technique!

Thiru.!M.!Thangarasu,!Deputy!Director!of!

Horticulture,Coimbatore!!addressing!the!gathering!

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Demonstration!of!grafting!technique!to!paticipants! Hands!on!experience!in!vegetable!grafting!technique!

Professor!and!Head!(Agricultural!Entomology)!TNAU!

interacting!with!farmers!about!IPM!of!papaya!

mealybug!

!Professor!(Plant!Pathology)TNAU!interacting!with!farmers!

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Observations!of!TNAU!and!TERI!Activities!

1. !There! is! no! apparent! linkage! between! the! Global! Themes! and! the! TNAU! and! TERI!

demonstration!activities.!!!

2. The! linkages! between! the! India! site,! Bangladesh! and!Nepal! are!weak! and! have! little!

appearance!of!a! regional!project.!Except! for! training!of!Bangladesh!scientists!at!TNAU!

there!has!been!little!in!the!way!of!synergistic!collaboration!among!the!three!countries.!

3. The!linkages!between!the!India!components,!TNAU!and!TERI!are!weak.!This!may!be!due!

to!an!insufficient!budget.!

4. !Since!TERI!does!not!develop!technology!they!need!a!linkage!with!those!who!do!develop!

technology! including! universities! and! private! companies! such! as! biocontrol! and! seed!

companies.!

5. The! project! needs! more! interaction! and! collaboration! with! private! industry.! For!

example,!many!of!the!technologies!employed!are!provided!by!the!Bio"Control!Research!

Laboratories! (BCRL)! in! Bangalore! and! are! agencies! and! are! commercially! available!

throughout! India.!Examples!Pseudomonas,!Trichoderma!(NIPROT),!Nuclear!Poyhedrosis!

Virus!(NPV),!Neem"Baan,!!Beauveria!bassiana!(Myco"Jaal)!and!Bacillus!thuringiensis!and!

pheromones!for!Helicoverpa!armigera!(American!Bollworm),!Spodoptera!litura!(Tobacco!

Caterpillar),!Plutella!xylostella!(Diamond!Back!Moth),!Chilo!infuscatellus!(Sugarcane!Early!

Shoot!Borer),! !Leucinodes!orbonalis!(Brinjal!Fruit!&!Shoot!Borer),!Bactrocera!cucurbitae!

(Melon!Fly)!and!Bactrocera!dorsalis!(Fruit!Fly).!There!should!also!be!closer!collaboration!

with!the!vegetable!seed!industry.!

6. There! is! a! need! to! increase! the! chances! of! sustainability! of! the! project.! TNAU! has!

linkages!with!extension!via!the!KVK!which!can!continue!promoting!vegetable!IPM!when!

TNAU!funding!is!terminated.!However,!TERI!has!no!such!linkages.!

7. Since!this!project!is!an!applied!research!and!technology!transfer!project!it!seems!logical!

that! the! TNAU! component!would! be! lead! by! the! Centre! for! Plant! Protection! Studies!

(CPPS)! rather! than! by! the! Centre! for! Plant! Molecular! Biology! as! is! the! current!

arrangement.!

8. The! technology!used! in! the!demonstration!plots!appears! to!be!effective! in!minimizing!

pesticide!use,!is!economically!viable,!increases!yields!and!increases!farmer!income.!The!

farmers!we!met!were!enthused!with! the! IPM! technology.! !However,! the! impact!on!a!

national!(or!state)!basis!is!inconsequential!since!so!few!farmers!are!involved.!!

9. A! number! of! technologies! are! being! used! but! it! is! not! clear!which! technologies! are!

contributing! to! the! increased! yield.! TNAU! has! conducted! some! research! comparing!

technologies!and!has!prepared!a!paper!for!publication!which!will!shed!some!light!on!this!

subject! for!brinjal.!However,!this!paper!has!no!economic!data! in!regard!to!the!various!

IPM!tactics!compared!to!the!farmers’!practice.!!

10. There! is!a!need! to!document!whether! the! IPM!demonstration!plots!are!actually!more!

productive!than!the!farmers’!normal!practice.!!For!example,!farmers!say!their!yields!are!

1.5!times!their!yields!in!the!previous!year!or!2!times!that!of!their!neighbors!but!have!no!

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scientific!proof!for!either.!It! is!difficult!to!promote!the!technology!based!on!the! lack!of!

scientific!evidence.!

11. Demonstration!plots!are!mostly!in!isolated!farms,!far!from!a!road!and!cannot!be!readily!

seen!by!other!farmers!as!they!pass!by!on!the!way!to!town.!Thus!the!impact!is!minimal.!!

12. TERI!has!insufficient!funds!to!conduct!the!demonstrations!properly.!For!example,!when!

peacocks!destroy!the!pheromone!traps!in!an!attempt!to!eat!the!insects!from!the!plastic!

bag!they!do!not!have!funds!to!replace!the!traps.!To!TERI’s!credit!they!are!subsidizing!the!

project!from!non"IPM!CRSP!funds.!!!

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Recommendations! for! the! next! phase(2009"2014)! of! ! the! South! Asia!

Regional!IPM!CRSP!Project"!India!Site

Networking

1. A! strategy!must! be! developed! to! fully! integrate! the! Global! themes! of! Invasive! Species,!

Insect"Transmitted!Viruses,!Regional!Diagnostic!Labs!and! Impact!Assessment! into! the!next!

phase.!

2. The! South!Asia! Regional! Project!was! not! a! regional! project! in! the! third! phase! but! three!

country! programs;! Bangladesh,! Nepal! and! India! operating! independently.! The! potential!

synergism! in! networking! was! not! achieved.! The! next! phase! of! the! South! Asia! Regional!

Project!must!be!designed! to! insure!networking!and!close!collaboration!networking!among!

the!three!countries.!Inclusion!of!Sri!Lanka!in!the!network!should!be!explored.!

3. A! close!working! relationship!must! be! developed! between! TERI! and! TNAU! and! potential!

other! agencies! that! are! component! of! the! next! phase.! Technology! developed! at! TNAU!

should!be!incorporated!into!the!TERI!demonstration!plots.!

4. In! addition! to! a! closer! linkage!with! TNAU! TERI! should! develop! linkages!with! technology!

development!(research)!and!technology!transfer!(extension)!agencies!!in!Karnataka,!Andhra!

Pradesh! and! Uttar! Pradesh! in! order! to! incorporate! the! latest! technology! in! their!

demonstration!plots!and!to!more!effectively!spread!the!technology!within!the!region.!One!

approach!would!be!to!provide!the!opportunity!for!University!of!Agricultural!Science!(UAS),!

Bangalore,!Karnataka!to!conduct!their!M.Sc.!theses!evaluating!the!effectiveness!of!various!

technologies! in! the!TERI!demonstration! sites! in!Karnataka.!This!could!also!be!done! in! the!

sites!in!Andhra!Pradesh!!and!in!Uttar!Pradesh.!!

5. To! provide! new! technology! for! the! demonstration! sites,! provide! increased! impact! and!

promote!sustainability!of!the!project!once!IPMCRSP!terminates!its!involvement,!the!addition!

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of!private! industry!as!components!of! the!project! should!be!considered.!These! institutions!

could!include!among!others!the!BCRL!for!biological!control!agents!and!Gujarat!Agri"Genetic!

Ltd.!!for!vegetable!seeds.!Both!have!indicated!an!interest!in!developing!formal!collaboration.!

6. The! India!site!has! technology!and!expertise! that!should!be!shared!with!other!countries! in!

the!regional!project!(Bangladesh!and!Nepal)!and!with!other!regional!projects!such!as!Central!

Asia.!This! could! include!workshops! and! short! term! training! in! the! collaborating! countries!

and!in!India!and!degree!training!in!India.!

Sustainability

1.!In! designing! the! next! phase! of! the! India! site! project! sustainability! is! of! major!

importance.!!In!Tamil!Nadu,!TNAU!needs!to!intensify,!expand!and!strengthen!their!link!

to! the!KVK! centers.!TNAU! should!also!expand! their! contacts!and! collaboration!with!

NGOs!and!commercial! industries.!TERI!Has!no!such! links!to!extension!and!when!they!

close! their! sites! there! will! be! no! agency! to! continue! the! promotion! of! the! IPM!

concept.! A! strategy! should! be! developed! to! link! TERI! with! technology! transfer!

agencies!at! their!sites! in!Karnataka,!AP!and!UP.!TERI!can!also!consider!expanding!to!

additional!states.!

2.!To! increase!the! impact!and!provide!for!sustainability!of!the!vegetable!IPM!project! !we!

must!consider!collaboration!with!other!!relevant!Indian!agencies!and!NGOs.!One!such!

agency!is!the!National!Centre!for!integrated!Pest!Management!(NCIPM)!which!would!

provide! linkages! to! ICAR! institutes,! the! Plant! Protection! Information! Network,!

Directorate!of!Extension!of!the!Ministry!of!Agriculture,!Central!and!State!Agricultural!

universities,! Krishi! Vigyan! Kendras! (KVKs),! and! industry.! The! NCIPM! promotes! IPM!

modules!in!major!crops!at!village!levels,!develops!pest!forewarning!systems,!computer!

software!and!preparation!of!geographical!pest!distribution!maps!as!well!as!conducting!

training!programs!in!various!fields!of!IPM.!Their!interest!in!collaborating!with!the!IPM!

CRSP!in!promoting!vegetable!IPM!deserves!exploration.

Management

1. The!TNAU!component!should!be!under!the!direction!of!the!!Centre!for!Plant!Protection!

Studies! (CPPS)! rather! than! the! Centre! for! Plant!Molecular! Biology! as! is! the! current!

arrangement.!It!would!then!have!direct!links!to!the!weed!scientists,!entomologists,!plant!

pathologists! and! nematologists! and! a! strong! link! to! the! Director! of! Extension! for!

technology!transfer.!!!

Impact

1. The!impact!of!the!current!project!on!a!national!(or!state)!basis!is!inconsequential!since!

so!few!farmers!are!involved.!If!the!technology!is!as!good!as!the!farmers!say!it!is!we!need!

to!give!major!emphasis!on!developing!a!strategy! to! reach!more! farmers!with! the! IPM!

technologies.!One! strategy! is! to! significantly! increase! the!networking!with!agricultural!

universities,! state! agricultural! departments,! national! plant! protection! agencies!

technology!transfer!agencies,!NGOs!and!private!industry.!

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2. The!demonstration!sites!should!be!strategically! located.!Placing!them!near!a!busy!road!

rather!than!in!a!hard!to!reach!farmers’!field!would!definitely!create!more!awareness!and!

have!an!increased!impact.

Applied Research 1. Research! is!needed!to!determine!which!technologies!are!contributing!to!the! increased!

yield,!if!any!in!effect!are.!When!we!asked!a!farmer!in!Bengarpet,!Karnataka!who!said!his!

yields!were!doubled!using! IPM! technologies,!what! technology!was!giving!him! the!big!

yield!boost,!he!referred!to!the!sticky!traps.!However,!this!is!his!guess!but!we!believe!that!

it! is!more! likely!Trichoderma!or!Pseudomonas!treatments!or!the!variety!planted.!More!

research!on!the!effectiveness!of!currently!used!technologies!and!on!new!technologies!to!

be! introduced! is!needed.!These! studies! should! include!yield!and!economic!data.!They!

would!make!excellent!M.Sc.!theses!and!collaboration!with!agricultural!universities!in!the!

region! should! be! encouraged.! ! These! studies!would! provide! both! valuable! potential!

impact! data! (ex! ante)! and! promote! institutional! capacity! building! by! training! the!

students! in!vegetable! IPM!research!and!by! linking!their!professors!with!vegetable! IPM!

activities!in!the!area.!

2. There! is!a!need! to!document!whether! the! IPM!demonstration!plots!are!actually!more!

productive! than! the! farmers’! conventional! practice.! All! of! the! farmers!we! talked! to!

indicted!increased!yields!in!IPM!plots!over!previous!years!or!that!of!their!neighbors!non"

IPM! plots! in! the! current! season.! However! there! is! no! scientific! proof! for! either!

statement.!A!need! for!properly!designed!tests! is!necessary.!Otherwise,! it! is!difficult!to!

promote! the! technology!based!on! the! lack!of!scientific!evidence.!These!studies!would!

also!provide!data!for!M.!Sc.!theses.!

3. Because!of!the!wide!range!of!host!plants!(including!vegetables)!and!the!severity!of!the!

damage!caused!the!new!phase!should!include!a!strategy!to!manage!the!invasive!papaya!

mealybug,!Paracoccus!marginatus.! !Because!biocontrol!agents!have!the!most!potential!

to!manage!this!pest!collaboration!with!the!National!Bureau!of!Agriculturally! Important!

Insects!is!recommended.!!!

Project Development

1. In!the!development!of!the!workplan!for!the!new!the!U.!S.!university!contracted!to!lead!

the!South!Asia!Regional!Project!should!work!very!closely!with! the! Indian!agencies!sub!

contracted!to!carry!out!the!India!site!activities.!Most!of!the!shortcomings!of!the!current!

phase!can!be!avoided!with!proper!planning.!This!requires!that!the!U.S.!Project!Leaders!!

meet!with!their!Indian!counterparts!to!jointly!develop!the!workplan.!

2. The!new!phase!should!build!on!the!successes!of!the!first!phase.!Technologies!that!were!

most!effective!in!the!first!phase!should!be!included!in!the!demo!plots!in!the!new!phase.!

3. Target!crops!in!the!third!phase!were!bhendi!(okra),!brinjal!(eggplant)!and!tomatoes.!The!

next!phase!should!be!expanded!to!include!cucurbits.!Farmers at Meerut (near Delhi)

have previously indicated that cabbage be included in addition to cucurbits.

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4. The! new! phase! should! include! more! emphasis! on! the! screening! and! selection! of!

vegetable!varieties! for!resistance! to! insects!and!diseases,!especially! insect! transmitted!

viruses.!This!tactic!has!been!underutilized!in!the!current!phase.!

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Funding!

1. Project!development!should!be!based!on!the!funding!available!for!each!agency!involved!

in! the!next!phase.!To! increase! the!quality!of! the!activities! they! should!be! realistically!

based!on!the!funding!available.!

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TNAU’s!Proposed!Workplan!and!Timeline!for!the!Second!Phase!

Activities Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5

1. Regional network establishment

Activity 1.1 Regional meeting (proposed to be held at TNAU, Coimbatore)

X

Activity 1.2 Establish a national network of IPM expertise (NCIPM, TERI, NBPGR)

X

Activity 1.3 Seek USAID support X

2. Promote Regional and International Communication

Activity 2.1 Website development X

Activity 2.2 Establish a Yahoo group on South Asia IPM

X X

Activity 2.3 Establish an expertise directory X

Activity 2.4 Publish an e-news letter on South Asia IPM activities

X X X X X

3. Collaborate with Global Theme Projects and Regional Centers

Activity 3.1 Meet with lead PI of the virus gloabal theme and conduct a workshop at TNAU

X X

Activity 3.2 Meet with lead PI of the pest diagnostic laboratories global theme and conduct a workshop at TNAU

X X

Activity 3.3 Meet Lead PIs of the South Asia Regional Project at TNAU

X X

Activity 3.4 Meet with the national partners at TERI, New Delhi

X X X

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4. Develop baseline information X

Activity 4.1 Mini-participatory appraisal X

Activty 4.2 Pest and beneficial survey X

Activity 4.3 Pesticide usage pattern survey X X

Activity 4.4 Baseline toxicity assay for newer molecules of pesticides

X X X

Activity 4.5 Cataloguing of pests and diseases of under utilized vegetable crops

X X

5. Farmer participatory technology development

Activity 5.1 Collection and assembling of biotic stress resistant vegetable germplasm (wild, varieties and hybrids) from national and international agencies

X X

Activity 5.2 Evaluation for pest resistance and pest resistance breeding using conventional and molecular tools

X X X X

Activity 5.3 Development of mass multiplication

X X X

Activity 5.4 Developing an IPM package for gourds

X X

Activity 5.5 Developing an IPM package for vegetable nurseries

X X

Activity 5.6 Developing an IPM package for cabbage and cauliflower

X X

Activity 5.7 Developing an IPM package for chillies and onion

X X X

Activity 5.8 Developing IPM for protected (screen net) vegetable cultivation

X X X

Activity 5.9 Molecular diagnostics X X X X

Activity 5.10 Evaluation of new environmentally low-risk molecules (both synthetic and botanicals) for plant protection

X X X X

6. Vegetable ecosystem safety analysis

Activity 6.1 Pesticide residue analysis in vegetables

X X X X X

Activity 6.2 Monitoring the impact of commercialized transgenic crops

X X X X

Activity 6.3 Cataloguing and monitoring ecotype variation in pests

X X X X

7. Training and institutional capacity building

7.1 Evaluation of training needs X

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7.2 Training in molecular pest diagnostics X X

7.3 Training in virus-vector dynamics in the vegetable ecosystem

X X

7.4 Formulation development of botanicals X X

7.5 Pest reisistance breeding using conventional and molecular tools

X X

7.6 Partcipating/presenting results in international congresses/workshops and symposia

X X X X X

8. Technology transfer

Activity 8.1 Identify technology transfer collaborators

X X

Activity 8.2 Development of IT-enabled resource material for safe vegetable cultivation

X X X X

Activity 8.3 Identification and testing of available technologies

X X

Activity 8.4 Validation and transfer of technology developed through this project

X X X

Activity 8.5 Transfer of technology through extension

X X X X

Activity 8.6 Conducting frontline demonstrations on IPM modules

X X X X X

9. Monitoring and evaluation

Activity 9.1 X X X X X

Activity 9.2 X X X X X

10. Impact Assessment (collaborate with Global Theme on Impact Assessment)

X X

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Photo Gallery

TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and TERI, Bengarpet, Karnataka Sites 24-27 August 2009

Papaya!mealybug!Paracoccus!

marginatus!Williams!and!Granara!de!

Willink!on!a!papaya!leaf.!

Papaya!mealybug!Paracoccus!

marginatus!on!a!papaya!fruit.

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Papaya!mealybug,!Paracoccus!

marginatus,!infested!brinjal!field!at!

Pullagoundanpudur!village,!

Thandamuthur!block,!Coimbatore.

First!instar!Papaya!mealybug,!Paracoccus!

marginatus,!crawlers!on!a!brinjal!leaf!!at!

Pullagoundanpudur!village,!Coimbatore.

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Papaya!mealybug,!Paracoccus!

marginatus,!ovisacs!on!a!brinjal!fruit!at!

Pullagoundanpudur!village,!Coimbatore.

Malformation!of!okra!(causal!agent!not!

determined) !at!Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!Karnataka.

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Yellow! vein! mosaic! virus! on! okra! at!

Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!Karnataka.!

Mylabris! ! pustulata! feeding! on! an! okra!

flower! at! Bengarpet,! Kolar! District,!

Karnataka.!

Tomato!fruitworm,!Helicoverpa!

armigera,!!virus,!Alternaria!fruit!rot!(?)!

and!environmental!stress!damaged!

tomatoes!at!Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!

Karnataka.

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Tomato! fruitworm,! Helicoverpa!

armigera,! ! damage! on! a! young! tomato!

fruit! at! Bengarpet,! Kolar! District,!

Karnataka.

Tomato! fruitworm,! Helicoverpa!

armigera! larva! on! a! tomato! plant! at!

Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!Karnataka.!

Alternaria!fruit!rot!(?)!on!a!tomato!fruit!at!

Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!Karnataka!!

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Septoria!leaf!spot!on!a!tomato!at!

Bengarpet,!Kolar!District,!Karnataka.!

Wilt! on! tomato! at! Bengarpet,! Kolar!

District,!Karnataka.

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Mr.!Thimmarya!Reddy,!Village!

Battegoudanur,!Bengarpet!Taluk,!

Karnataka!in!the!TERI"IPM!CRSP!tomato!

IPM!demonstration!plot.!

Mr.!Thimmarya!Reddy,!TERI"IPM!CRSP!

collaborator,!Village!Battegoudanur,!

Bengarpet!Taluk,!Karnataka!in!front!of!

his!newly!constructed!house!(behind!the!

paddy!field).!Because!of!the!high!yields!

of!tomatoes!and!other!vegetables!Mr.!

Reddy!has!harvested!the!last!two!years!!

and!the!premium!prices!paid!for!his!fruit!

he!has!been!able!to!purchase!additional!

land!and!constructed!a!new!house!(seen!

in!rear)in!the!last!year.

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Lastraw,!a!new!organic!salt"based!

product!developed!by!the!Bio"Control!

Research!Laboratories,!Bangalore!is!

effective!against!a!wide!range!of!sucking!

insects!and!mites.!

Mealybug!infested!plant!(left)!and!

healthy!plant!(right)!treated!with!

Lastraw!in!Bio"Control!Research!

Laboratories!tests.!