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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Grants (S-RIPM) |
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Project Title:
Development of an online culture and morphology image reference tool for
diagnosticians and identifiers |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: FL Lead Organization: University of Florida |
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Cooperating State(s):
Georgia |
| Extension Funding: $22,929 |
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Start Date: Aug-03-2009 End Date: Aug-02-2011 |
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Summary:
Proper identification is the first step to selecting the best IPM option for a given pest, increasing the number of options for best management, and decreasing the chance of off-target management ramifications. Often, diagnosticians turn to online searches for relevant images to assist them with their identifications. A multitude of image libraries and databases exist in the US and abroad, several of which include images of plant diseases and/or pests (Bugwood, PDIS, PADIL). However, these databases house relatively few images of morphologic diagnostic features such as close-ups of symptoms, culture plates, spores, mycelia, are narrowly-focused to a few high-impact organisms of regulatory significance (Systematic Mycology and Biology Laboratory database), or contain few images with relevance to southeastern US agriculture. We propose to fill this void at the request of our Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN) members, and to make these images available through existing oft-used venues such as IPMimages.org (part of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and IPMimages, University of Georgia) and DDIS (through the University of Florida). It is the intent of this proposal to i) fine-tune search mechanisms for existing databases relevant to the project (IPMimages and DDIS), ii) develop and upload new region-specific images and iii) provide the accompanying customer support to bring in additional relevant diagnostic lab images efficiently. The proposed effort represents an enhancement to the Bugwood Network and SPDN public resources with a finite timeline. We plan to leverage existing support for diagnostician training and educational content development with the proposed budget to accomplish the project goals and accelerate the availability of deliverables (pathogen morphology and symptom-specific image collections relevant to southeastern US agriculture and ecosystems). Proper identification is the first step to selecting the best IPM option for a given pest, increasing the number of options for best management, and decreasing the chance of off-target management ramifications.
Objectives: 1. Capture existing regional sample data in high-resolution image form 2. Increase the utility of existing image databases with new image collections including cultures, symptoms, and anatomical and morphological indicators. 3. Develop a federal search feature to incorporate images from DDIS and Bugwood in a single search and link culture media notes to existing recipes and protocols within the SPDN and Bugwood websites |
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Results From report submitted by the PI to USDA CRIS report system PROGRESS: 2009/08 TO 2010/08 OUTPUTS: This project was funded by a seed grant ($25,000 total over 2 years) from the Southern Region IPM Center to the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network hub laboratory at the University of Florida in 2009. The objectives of this project are to capture images of fungi from samples submitted to the SPDN hub laboratory, submit those images to relevant media libraries, especially IPM images (Bugwood), and provide information to accompany the images to enable diagnosticians in the region and other regions to use these images as laboratory-relevant diagnostic references and training tools for students and new diagnosticians. It is the intent of the project PI, Carrie L. Harmon, to continue to submit images to this collection after the grant expires, and to encourage other diagnosticians to submit their images to augment this resource. Specific outputs of the project so far include a format for collection and submission of images and their accompanying descriptive data, nearly one-hundred images available in this specific collection (accessible at http://www.ipmimages.org/collections/viewcollection.cfmid=70215) and a new multi-state, multi-region, multi-institution grant proposal submitted in November 2010, based on the results of the seed grant. PARTICIPANTS: Proximal to the Caribbean and stretching from Texas to Virginia, the SPDN comprises subtropical to temperate climates and crops as diverse as sugarcane, peaches, soybeans, ornamentals and vegetables. In addition to support of training efforts for diagnosticians and identifiers throughout the region, the SPDN is responsible for processing samples for the southeast US and the rest of the contiguous US when needed.. The SPDN has networked and strengthened the laboratories at each member institution, and will continue to encourage the incorporation of additional images in each state. Carrie Lapaire Harmon serves as project director and primary image reviewer. Ms. Rachel Brown was the hourly worker who was taking photographs and entering notes throughout most of 2010. Mr. Sam Glucksman, a Doctor of Plant Medicine student, has taken over that aspect of the project as part of his work in the Plant Disease Clinic. Mr. Joseph LaForest, at the University of Georgia, is the database manager for IPM Images.org (the Bugwood image resource). TARGET AUDIENCES: While the project is targets to diagnosticians in plant problem laboratories, we foresee this resource being utilized by plant health students, extension personnel, and specialists. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project. IMPACT: 2009/08 TO 2010/08 NPDN Diagnosticians, crop consultants, and other IPM practitioners are faced with the challenge of identifying plant pathogens that are affecting agricultural commodities. Accurate and rapid identification of these organisms is dependent on having the right expertise and references available. The efficiency of identification and reporting to the IPM Practitioner managing the crop has direct impacts on the management choices available as well as the sample processing capacity of that diagnostic lab. Annotated image series for a disease can be used to direct an individual through the diagnostic process and help confirm a suspected diagnosis. They would also be useful for illustrating many other resources including IPM Crop profiles/PMSPs and plant pathology education resources for extension agents, farmers, new diagnosticians, and future IPM Practitioners. Specific impacts of this project so far include student interns utilizing online resource to assist with diagnosis and the UF entomology lab submitting image collection now, encouraged by the success of our project. |
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Outcomes N/A |
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Impacts From report submitted by the PI to USDA CRIS report system NPDN Diagnosticians, crop consultants, and other IPM practitioners are faced with the challenge of identifying plant pathogens that are affecting agricultural commodities. Accurate and rapid identification of these organisms is dependent on having the right expertise and references available. The efficiency of identification and reporting to the IPM Practitioner managing the crop has direct impacts on the management choices available as well as the sample processing capacity of that diagnostic lab. Annotated image series for a disease can be used to direct an individual through the diagnostic process and help confirm a suspected diagnosis. They would also be useful for illustrating many other resources including IPM Crop profiles/PMSPs and plant pathology education resources for extension agents, farmers, new diagnosticians, and future IPM Practitioners. Specific impacts of this project so far include student interns utilizing online resource to assist with diagnosis and the UF entomology lab submitting image collection now, encouraged by the success of our project |
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