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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Grants (S-RIPM) |
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Project Title:
Integration of inter-row living ground cover and plant growth promoting formulations to reduce losses by insect borne plant viruses |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: AL Lead Organization: Auburn University |
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Cooperating State(s):
North Carolina |
| Research Funding: $139,810 |
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Start Date: Aug-01-2012 End Date: Jul-31-2014 |
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Summary:
This is a research project with the long-term goal to maintain the economic viability of vegetable farms in the Southeast. To do so, it is essential that we develop strategies to prevent the severe losses caused from the annual epidemics of plant viruses. Plant viruses are a persistent threat to crop production worldwide, particularly in the Southeast due to mild winter climates that allow insect vectors to over-winter without need for sexual reproductive stages. For instance, we have shown through a series of surveys that no fewer than three different viruses occur, often in high incidence, in blackberry, cucurbits, potato, soybean, tomato and wheat. For the proposed research, we will focus on Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), viruses in the genus Potyvirus and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). These are insect-borne viruses that pose a serious threat to the vegetable industry and are particularly difficult to manage. We will evaluate strategies that will effectively reduce losses caused by multiple virusvector systems and applicable to all vegetable crops. The strategies outlined in this proposal integrate commercially available plant growth enhancing formulations with an inter-row living ground cover to reduce insect-borne plant virus diseases in vegetable crops. These approaches will be applicable to all other vegetable crops and use in organic vegetable production. Moreover, inter-row living ground cover crops provide improved soil conservation and fertility, reduced water run-off and soil erosion and can be integrated into push-pull strategies to manipulate insect populations.
Objectives: 1. Evaluate rye as an inter-row living ground cover to reduce introduction of virus into a vegetable crop by its insect vector; 2. Evaluate two commercially available biological based plant growth promoting formulations for their ability to enhance plant growth; 3. Integrate the use of a rye inter-row living ground cover with each plant growth promoting formulation to reduce incidence of insect vectored plant viruses and their associated reduction in yield. |
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