Projects Funded in 1999

 

Grant funding for the Southern Region IPM projects is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture in the form of IPM Special Research Grants (P.L. 89-106), Smith-Lever 3(d) funds, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Following are the projects funded in 1999:

 

Extension

IPM Strategies for Livestock-Poisoning Plants
 

Research

Killed Cover Crops As Mulches for Vegetable Production in the Southeastern United States: Effects on Weeds, Soil-Borne Pathogens and Insects (Pests and Beneficial)

Biological Control of Fire Ants in the U.S. Southern Region

Screening Soybean and Peanut Cultivars for Low Nitrogen Transfer and Weed Growth Suppression

Grazing Winter Wheat for Aphid, Disease, and Weed Management

Integration of Host Resistance, Cultural Practices, and Biocontrol for Management of Peanut Diseases and Nematodes

Use of Soybean Leaf Area to Redefine Insect and Weed Pest Management Strategies
 

Research-Extension

Improving Pest and Disease Monitoring and Demonstrating Integrated Pest Management in Peaches