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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
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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!
30 11 TNAU Papaya!mealybug!
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.!
