Vegetable Integrated Pest Management track |
Saturday Schedule |
The vegetable IPM track features speakers providing updates on various vegetables pest and diseases, their recommended prevention and management practices, and resources to fine-tune vegetable Integrated pest management on your farm.
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Morning
9:00 - 9:40 AM Session 1 9:45 -10:30 AM Session 2 10:45 -11:25 PM Session 3 11:30 - 12:15 PM Session 4 |
Lunch
12:15-1:00 PM Afternoon 1:00-2:30 Keynote 2:45-3:30 PM Session 5 |
9:00 - 9:40 am
Managing Weeds in 2021: What's Old is New | Recording There is a belief that herbicide resistance has changed the way we management weeds. In fact, many of the integrated approaches we use to management weeds today are not new at all. We'll explore diverse methods of weed control and discuss how weed management practices have come full circle. Stephen Meyers, Purdue University 625 Agriculture Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 simeyers@purdue.edu (765) 496-6540 |
Stephen Meyers joined the faculty in the Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture as an Assistant Professor in August 2019. He conducts research in weed biology, weed-crop interactions, herbicide tolerance, and integrated weed management strategies and provides the state’s specialty crop producers with timely, research-based weed management recommendations. Before returning to Purdue he served as an Associate Extension/Research Professor and Sweet potato Extension Specialist with Mississippi State University. He earned a B.S. degree in Horticulture from Purdue University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture at North Carolina State University.
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9:45 - 10:30 am
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ipmPIPE - A Decision Support Platform for Disease Management | Recording This presentation focuses on a decision support platform for delivering forecasts for the initial spray against cucurbit downy mildew. Cucurbit downy mildew is one of the most important diseases of cucurbits globally. The disease is currently managed primarily by fungicides and thus disease forecasting for the initial fungicide application is critical in the overall management of the disease. Peter Ojiambo, North Carolina State University 239 Partners III, CB 7567 Centennial Campus Raleigh, NC 27695 pojiamb@ncsu.edu (919) 513-2188 |
Peter Ojiambo is currently a professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University. His research focuses on plant disease epidemiology and population genetics for specific plant pathogens and utilizing that information to implement effective disease control measures. Pathosystems of interest include cucurbit downy mildew and Stagonospora ndorum blotch on wheat. I am also interested in the ecological factors that influence the efficacy of biological control of aflatoxin contamination in corn.
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10:45 - 11:25 am
Insect Pest Management of Vegetables in Small Farms | Recording Clement will discuss some of the ways insect pests can be managed in vegetable production systems in small farms. He will present data from his work in summer 2020 on the use of ecological approaches to solve insect pest problem focusing on peppers. Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Lincoln University 900 Chestnut Street Allen Hall Room 214 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Akotsen-mensahc@lincolnu.edu (573) 681-5634 https://www.lincolnu.edu/web/programs-and-projects/ipm |
Dr. Clement Akotsen-Mensah is the State IPM Specialist and Interim Director of the Innovative Small Farmers’ Outreach Program at Lincoln University. He has a Ph.D. (2010) in Entomology from the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Alabama. He also holds M.S degrees in Entomology from University of Ghana, (2000) and Biology from Western Kentucky University, KY (2006). His main research is to develop Integrated Pest Management solutions, particularly for small-scale farmers in Missouri. His research uses different approaches to identify pest monitoring tools, use of trap crops to manipulate insect behavior, and development of predictive models for key pests.
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11:30 - 12:15 pm
Allium (onion & garlic) Disease and Management Presentation not recorded by request of speaker. Lina will discuss common and emerging diseases in onions and garlic production, focusing on accurate diagnostics and prevention. She will also share the most common problems diagnosed in onions and garlic in the Midwest and other issues to watch for. Lina Rodriguez Salamanca, Iowa State University 1508 Duff Ave Ames, IA 50011 lina@iastate.edu 515-520-2441 https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/people/lina-rodriguez-salamanca |
Dr. Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca is an extension plant pathologist and diagnostician with the Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Lina’s responsibilities in the clinic include plant problem diagnosis of diseases (plant pathogens identification) and abiotic problems, accurately and rapidly with a focus on ornamental, horticultural plants/crops and tree samples submitted to the clinic. As part of ISU Extension and Outreach, through the clinic and extension programs directed to specialty crop producers, Lina focuses her efforts on disease diagnosis and its importance on integrated pest management.
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2:45 - 3:30 pm
Night-time Lighting for Basil Downy Mildew Management Presentation not recorded by request of speaker. The presentation will provide the detailed information required to understand the use of lights to manage basil downy mildew. The speaker will discuss the essential parameters that will have a direct effect on reducing downy mildew. Jaimin Patel, Lincoln University 904 Chestnut Street 307 Foster Hall Jefferson City, MO 65101 patelj@lincolnu.edu 573-681-5212 https://lincolnu.edu/web/agriculture-and-environmental-sciences-faculty-and-staff/agriculture-and-environmental-sciences-faculty-and-staff/jaimin-patel-ph.-d. |
Jaimin is one of the very few scientists who has been investigating lighting for plant disease management. Jaimin explored both visible lights and UV lights to manage two major crop diseases: downy mildew and powdery mildew. He collaborated/worked with the Lighting Research Center of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in NY, Cornell AgriTech- Geneva Campus in NY, and Tropical Research & Education Center and Gulf Coast Research & Education Center of the University of Florida. During conference, Jaimin will present very important information to manage downy mildew using lights.
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