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Funding Program:
IPM Partnership Grants |
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Project Title:
Christmas Tree Crop Profile for New England |
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Lead State: CT Lead Organization: University of Connecticut |
| Undesignated Funding: $8,078 |
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Start Date: Apr-01-2009 End Date: Mar-31-2010 |
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Site/Commodity: Christmas trees, forestry |
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Area of Emphasis: organic, biocontrol, biological control, cultural controls |
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Summary:
This proposed project is to write a Christmas tree crop profile for New England. Data collected from the New England Pest Management Network Christmas Tree Pest Management Tactics Survey conducted in 2008 will be used to form the basis of the crop profile to be formulated under this proposal. There are no comprehensive IPM guidelines for Christmas tree production for New England. Christmas tree production in New England is substantially different from other parts of the country to justify development of a regional crop profile which would inform the development of IPM guidelines. No crop profile for Christmas trees currently exists for any New England states, except for Connecticut; a profile published in 1999 which is now out-of-date and no longer available. Completion of a crop profile follows the sequence of planning and assessment document development outlined in the request for proposals; survey, crop profile, strategic pest management plan.
Objectives: A Crop Profile is a synopsis of pests and management practices for a specified crop (Burr 2000). Using statistically valid data, such as those gained via a Dillman Survey tool (Dillman, 2000), a crop profile will identify all insect pests, diseases, weed and abiotic factors that may impact crop yield or quality such that management practices are employed to mitigate impacts. It will also identify all the pest management practices employed. The drafting of a crop profile can also reveal gaps in effective management strategies and provide a structure for formulating an effective response or research needs (e.g., IR-4, etc.). A crop profile must be thorough, though concise. Done well, crop profiles provide reliable information for state and federal agencies (e.g., State Depts. of Agriculture or USEPA) from which to develop regulatory, policy and other actions. For this reason, the New England Pest Management Network has developed a Procedures and Template for writing pest management crop profiles. Crop profiles developed following this template will meet all USDA requirements (Burr, 2000). Additionally, crop profiles provide the basis for the development of IPM guidelines. Proposal |
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