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Funding Program:
Regional IPM Grants (S-RIPM) |
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Project Title:
Veg Dr Development Of Smart Phone Applications For Identification And Management Of Vegetable Diseases |
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Lead State: GA Lead Organization: University of Georgia |
| Extension Funding: $27,987 |
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Start Date: Sep-01-2012 End Date: Aug-31-2014 |
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Summary:
This is an extension project to be used over 3 years. It will leverage many of the tools and resources from the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (CISEH) including the Bugwood Image Database and Bugwood Wiki as well as the technical expertice of its staff. This project will provide a reuseable smart phone app framework that can be used to deliver IPM information to clientele. It will also provide real-time alerts to users of the app as the extension specialist for the commodity determiines there is a need to provide additional information. The framework will be designed and refined through the process of creating apps for disease management in cucurbit, solanaceous, and brasiccaceous vegetables. Producing both iPhone and Android versions will result in six apps. As they are released, the PIs wil use their existing rapport with stakeholders to encourage adoption of the app. Throughout the project, growers, extension agents, and crop consultants will be surveyed to better understand their use of the app and how it can be improved to better meet their needs and expectations. This approach will result in a robust framework that can be expanded to include other pests, better reflect the management practices in other portions of the region and reused in other commodities or other regions to rapidly deliver and update the IPM information needed by practitioners. This will provide tool for extension directly engage their clientele and foster the adoption of IPM practices.
Objectives: Objective I: Development of a smart phone application for identification and management of diseases on cucurbit crops, including watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe, squash, and pumpkin. Anticipated Impacts: The smart phone app will be downloaded by growers, consultants, and Extension agents that are involved with production of cucurbit crops. Use of the smart phone app will aid in identification of diseases of cucurbits. The use of existing Extension publications will increase due to links provided in the smart phone app. The smart phone app will resulting better communication regarding disease occurrence, issues with development of fungicide resistance, or other information pertinent to disease management. Objective II: Development of a smart phone application for identification and management of diseases on solanaceous crops, including pepper, tomato, and eggplant. Anticipated Impacts: The smart phone app will be downloaded by growers, consultants, and Extension agents that are involved with production of solanaceous crops. Use of the smart phone app will aid in identification of diseases of cucurbits. The use of existing Extension publications will increase due to links provided in the smart phone app. The smart phone app will resulting better communication regarding disease occurrence, issues with development of fungicide resistance, or other information pertinent to disease management. Objective III: Development of a smart phone application for identification and management of diseases on crucifer crops, including cabbage, collard, kale, lettuce, mustard, and turnip green. Anticipated Impacts: The smart phone app will be downloaded by growers, consultants, and Extension agents that are involved with production of crucifer crops. Use of the smart phone app will aid in identification of diseases of cucurbits. The use of existing Extension publications will increase due to links provided in the smart phone app. The smart phone app will resulting better communication regarding disease occurrence, issues with development of fungicide resistance, or other information pertinent to disease management. |
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