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Funding Program:
IPM Enhancement Grants |
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Project Title:
Strawberry Disease Cycle Illustrations, Animations, and Time-Lapse Videos for IPM Education |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: SC Lead Organization: Clemson University |
| Undesignated Funding: $29,969 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2018 End Date: Feb-28-2019 |
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Pests Involved: Botrytis cinerea; Colletotrichum acutatum |
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Site/Commodity: strawberry |
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Area of Emphasis: Outreach to implement IPM |
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Summary:
We believe that superior educational materials will help farmers understand unfamiliar concepts of IPM to improve farming practices and manage diseases infecting crops. However, materials currently used to teach these concepts at grower-attended conferences and workshops are static, intimidating, difficult to follow, and dated. Improved educational materials are especially needed for strawberries, where disease management is of upmost importance and management success is dependent on a good understanding of disease cycles, proper disease diagnostics, and responsible use of pesticides.
The purpose of this proposal is to produce new educational materials that are oriented to teaching strawberry growers about the diseases present in their fields so that they can adopt better management practices. One of the co-directors of this project is both an early-career graphic designer and agricultural scientist. She will create illustrations, animations, and photographs that can be used for grower education without limitations. The other co-director is an established scientist with over 20 years of experience in crop disease management and grower education, who will work with growers and other educators to ensure that these materials are scientifically accurate and grower focused. Both co-directors have spent years researching strawberry diseases and have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on these topics. The materials they produce will be made easily accessible online. There is great potential for this project to have far-reaching impact. We believe that use of fresh and interesting materials in educational sessions will enable growers to understand, remember, and implement IPM concepts into their own farms. In addition, the novel educational materials may be expanded in the future to other crop systems, diseases, and concepts. Objectives: 1. To create illustrations and animations of gray mold and anthracnose disease cycles on strawberry that will more effectively explain these concepts 2. To create time-lapse movies and photos of gray mold and anthracnose on strawberry that will clearly show these diseases in every stage and will enable growers to better diagnose the diseases in the field 3. To promote these materials by producing a website, presenting at grower meetings and field days, and interacting directly with specific growers and agents |
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