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Research Project:
Control of Pathogens in Strawberry and Vegetable Production Systems
Location:
Crop Improvement and Protection Research
Project Number: 5305-22000-009-00
Project Type:
Appropriated
Start Date: Jul 01, 2003
End Date: Apr 30, 2008
Objective:
Develop integrated management approaches to control diseases. Investigate the basic ecology and biology of pathogens as well as the etiology of plant infection in order to target integrated control approaches. Investigate the rhizosphere ecology of crop plants grown under various cultural conditions to elucidate the influence of specific microorganisms on plant health and their ability to influence disease expression and use these organisms to augment nonfumigated soil.
Approach:
Develop integrated management approaches including crop rotation, biological control, selection of disease resistant varieties, organic production, other biological practices, and combinations of biological practices with reduced concentrations of chemical fumigants to control diseases. Identifying useful commercial biological agents as well as new agents from the strawberry rhizosphere that will help to improve plant growth and disease management. Molecular tools will be developed for evaluation of the efficacy of pathogen management and modeling population dynamics of beneficial microbes. Replaces 5305-22000-008-00D (6/03). FY04 Program Increase $322,088. Add 1 SY.
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