Developing an Integrated Pest Management Program for Tomatoes in The Red River Delta of Vietnam: A mini review

<p>Ecologically based approaches to pest management in crop production have been embraced in recent decades due to their validity and effectiveness. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is not a new concept. It has been adopted in various regions in Vietnam, particularly in tomato production, an economically important vegetable crop in the Red River Delta (RRD). Given the occurrence and development of tomato pests are influenced by many factors such as soil types, crop varieties and growth habits, production practices, local climatic conditions, and growing seasons, this paper therefore developed an IPM program for tomatoes in the RRD based on the defined major pests in the region. Detailed factsheets for six major pests were developed and different components of the IPM were explored and employed for the ease of identification and management. Practical suggestions for tomato growers were also presented.</p>

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Ecological basis of integrated pest management on rice in North Vietnam: V. Population dynamics of the primary lepidopterous rice pests (Lepidoptera) in the Red River Delta

Entomological Review ◽

10.1134/s0013873807050016 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 87 (5) ◽

pp. 505-511

Author(s):

E. S. Sugonyaev ◽

A. L. Monastyrskii

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Rice Pests ◽

North Vietnam ◽

Ecological Basis

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Using On-farm Demonstrations to Promote Integrated Pest Management Practices in Tomato Production

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.12.3.485 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 485-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joseph. M. Kemble ◽

Goeff W. Zehnder ◽

W. Robert Goodman ◽

Mahefatiana Andrianifahanana ◽

Ellen M. Bauske ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Economic Analysis ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Tomato Production ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Apparent Reduction ◽

On Farm

The Alabama Tomato Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program was demonstrated during two growing seasons in southeastern Alabama. The program consisted of a twice-a-week insect/disease scouting service combined with a weather-timed spray program (TOM-CAST). On average, growers made four fewer insecticide applications and three to four fewer fungicide applications when following the IPM program compared to their conventional, calendar-based program. There was no apparent reduction in yield when following the IPM program. An economic analysis indicated that growers following the IPM program saved an average of $54.36/acre ($134.32/ha).

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423 hortIPM: An Interactive Integrated Pest Management Program

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.34.3.517c ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 517C-517

Author(s):

Don C. Wilkerson ◽

Dan R. Lineberger ◽

Priscilla J. Files

Keyword(s):

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Crop Production ◽

Cropping System ◽

Management Program ◽

Preliminary Evaluation ◽

Developmental Phase ◽

Web Based ◽

Greenhouse Growers ◽

Year 2000

In response to the goals set forth in Target 2000, a long-range environmental plan for the Texas/Floral Industry developed by the TAMU Nursery/Floral Management Team in cooperation with the Texas Association of Nurserymen (TAN), an interactive, World Wide Web-based integrated pest management program (hortIPM) has been developed for commercial nursery and greenhouse growers. The objective of Target 2000 is to assist growers in initiation of innovative cultural and structural practices, which will result in the following changes by the year 2000: 1) reduce water consumption to 1990 levels; 2) reduce current fertilizer and pesticide usage by 50%; 3) lower current energy consumption by 25%; 4) reduce current solid wastes from agricultural plastics by 75%; 5) develop applications for municipal wastes and composted materials for nursery and floral crop production. More so than in any other cropping system, ornamental stock producers apply pesticides on a calendar basis regardless of pest damage to prevent cosmetic injury to their crops, thus reducing their marketability. As justification for this misuse of insecticides, growers cite the extraordinary low damage thresholds associated with their crops. Nursery and floral crops producers that have better access to educational resources and recommendations may be more inclined to follow biologically sound pest management principles. HortIPM is designed as a tool to facilitate access to pest management information and enhance IPM programs already in place. Currently, hortIPM is in the developmental phase, on the cusp of release to a number of sites for preliminary evaluation.

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Agronomic Requirements of Tomatoes and Production Methods in the Red River Delta of Vietnam

Journal of Tropical Crop Science ◽

10.29244/jtcs.2.1.33-38 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 33-38

Author(s):

Tuan Minh Ha

Keyword(s):

Management Strategies ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Soil Types ◽

Vegetable Crops ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Tomato Production ◽

General Guide ◽

Cropping Seasons ◽

Cultivation Techniques

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) (Solanaceae) is one of the most economically important vegetable crops in the Red River Delta (RRD) of Northern Vietnam. The recent market demands for tomatoes in both domestic and overseas markets have led to an increasing cultivated area for the crop in the RRD. To support growers in producing healthy and quality produce, this paper presents in detail the agronomic requirements of tomatoes regarding temperatures, light, water, suitable soil types and nutrients. Cultivation techniques are discussed to provide a general guide for developing appropriate management strategies, depending on specific soil types, cropping seasons, cultivars and availability of resources. In addition, six major pests have been defined, providing useful information for developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program for tomato production in the region.

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Gendered and Contextual Factors in the Design of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs for Tomato Growers in East Africa

International Journal of Social Science Research ◽

10.5296/ijssr.v3i2.7818 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. Wairimu Mwangi ◽

J. Mark Erbaugh ◽

Kallunde Sibuga ◽

Amon Maerere ◽

Monica Waiganjo

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

East Africa ◽

Crop Production ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Small Scale ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Cash Crop ◽

Tomato Production

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Collaborative Research Support Program in East Africa has been using a farmer participatory IPM strategy with small-scale tomato growers at on-farm research sites in Kenya and Tanzania since 2004. Understanding local farmer knowledge of agricultural production, including both gendered and contextual factors, is a hallmark of participatory approaches, and important to the design and development of appropriate location-specific IPM technologies. The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast gender and contextual influences on tomato production farm-level decision-making and marketing practices. The results indicate that regardless of context, gender influenced access to resources and this influenced production quantity and decision-making. However, contextual differences predominated suggesting that “one-size does not fit all” and that planned interventions need to be tailored to specific contexts in which gender relations unfold. Contextual similarities in the production of higher value marketed horticultural crops, including female cash crop production and the prevalent use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, provides evidence that the gender-specific nature of traditional African farming is transitioning. That extension agents were relatively minor sources of information suggests that horticultural cash crop production is an important contextual basis for differentiating the demand for IPM programs.

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Electron investigations of rhabdovirus-like particles in mexican bean beetles and crickets

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100082753 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 378-379

Author(s):

J. R. Adams ◽

G. J Tompkins ◽

A. M. Heimpel ◽

E. Dougherty

Keyword(s):

Biological Control ◽

Integrated Pest Management ◽

Pest Management ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Management Program ◽

Acheta Domesticus ◽

Epilachna Varivestis ◽

House Cricket ◽

Similar Morphology ◽

Bean Beetle

As part of a continual search for potential pathogens of insects for use in biological control or on an integrated pest management program, two bacilliform virus-like particles (VLP) of similar morphology have been found in the Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis Mulsant and the house cricket, Acheta domesticus (L. ).Tissues of diseased larvae and adults of E. varivestis and all developmental stages of A. domesticus were fixed according to procedures previously described. While the bean beetles displayed no external symptoms, the diseased crickets displayed a twitching and shaking of the metathoracic legs and a lowered rate of activity.Examinations of larvae and adult Mexican bean beetles collected in the field in 1976 and 1977 in Maryland and field collected specimens brought into the lab in the fall and reared through several generations revealed that specimens from each collection contained vesicles in the cytoplasm of the midgut filled with hundreds of these VLP's which were enveloped and measured approximately 16-25 nm x 55-110 nm, the shorter VLP's generally having the greater width (Fig. 1).

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Climate Change and Land Use Change of Rural Households in The Red River Delta, Vietnam

Journal of Economics and Development ◽

10.33301/2013.15.02.05 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 79-94

Author(s):

Ngoc Luu Bich

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Land Use ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Rural Households ◽

River Delta ◽

Red River ◽

Red River Delta ◽

Sea Levels ◽

Main Production ◽

Farming Households

Climate change (CC) and its impacts on the socio-economy and the development of communities has become an issue causing very special concern. The rise in global temperatures, in sea levels, extreme weather phenomena, and salinization have occurred more and more and have directly influenced the livelihoods of rural households in the Red River Delta – one of the two regions projected to suffer strongly from climate change in Vietnam. For farming households in this region, the major and traditional livelihoods are based on main production materials as agricultural land, or aquacultural water surface Changes in the land use of rural households in the Red River Delta during recent times was influenced strongly by the Renovation policy in agriculture as well as the process of industrialization and modernization in the country. Climate change over the past 5 years (2005-2011) has started influencing household land use with the concrete manifestations being the reduction of the area cultivated and the changing of the purpose of land use.

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