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Northeast IPM 1997 Grants Program:
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| State: | New York |
| Investigators: | Mutschler, Martha A. L.A. Ellerbrock J.W. Lorbeer C. Eckenrode |
| Project Type: | Research |
| Award*: | $65,124 |
| Term: | 24 months |
| Crop: | Onions |
*Award shown is total amount to be used over the course of the project term.
1) Determine whether Botrytis leaf blight can be controlled on tolerant or resistant onion types with reduced fungicide application rate or frequency.
2) Determine the duration of the benefit of area-wide rotation for onion maggot management, and its effect on chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) resistance development, as well as the relationship between of plant tolerance and the dosage level of chlorpyrifos required to control onion maggot.
3) Evaluate the effectiveness of within-area rotation for reduction of populations of weeds and soil borne pathogens and for onion yield improvement.
1997 Northeast IPM Funded Projects directory page
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) : What Is It?
1997 NE IPM Funded Grant NE29 loaded March 28, 1997
This page is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension and Land Grant University IPM programs of the Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia) and by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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