Field Program Assistant IR4 Western Region Western Region Ornamental Program Overview of the program Participation Specifics of 2010 and 2011 research Strengths and challenges WR Ornamental Program 201011 ID: 551841
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Mika Pringle TolsonField Program AssistantIR-4 Western Region
Western Region Ornamental ProgramSlide2
Overview of the programParticipationSpecifics of 2010 and 2011 research
Strengths and challenges
WR Ornamental Program 2010-11Slide3
IR-4 Ornamental ProgramAdded to IR-4 in 1977Goals to support research on crop protection productsexpand product uses on ornamental crops (greenhouse, nursery, floral, turf, landscape,
interiorscape
, tree farms)to allow management of new and important pest species Slide4
EfficacyCrop safetyTest both chemical and biological products
4 disciplines
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Weed Science
Plant Growth Regulators
Focus of Ornamental ProgramSlide5
Very similar to Food Use ProgramWorkshopSet priorities
Seek out researchers
Design protocols
ProcessSlide6
January
April
July
October
Ornamental Horticulture Program:
Research Cycle
Biennual Workshop
Annual National Research Planning Meeting
Establish Research Trials
Identify Grower Needs
Project Request Form
Grower/Extension Survey
Receive & Summarize Trial DataSlide7
Encourage Participation
Researchers in your state
Growers
Extension Specialists
Companies with products that need efficacy or crop safety testingSlide8
How to Provide Input on Priorities
Attend the Ornamental Workshop
Annual SurveySlide9
2011 Ornamental Workshop
October 5-7, 2011
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento, CASlide10
2010 WR Research
Crop Safety
Mostly herbicides, some fungicides and insecticides (CA, OR, CO)
Weed Science
Liverwort and early post emergent efficacy (CA, OR)
Plant Pathology
Pseudomonas,
Pythium
,
Fusarium
, rust, Swiss Needle Cast (CA, OR, WA)
Entomology
Thrips
, mites, and snail efficacy (CA)Slide11
Research ProtocolSlide12
2011 WR Research
Crop Safety
Mostly herbicides, some fungicides and insecticides (CA, OR, CO)
Weed Science
Liverwort efficacy (CA, OR)
Plant Pathology
Agrobacterium
,
Fusarium
, Pseudomonas, Swiss Needle Cast (CA, OR, WA)
Entomology
Thrips
,
mealybug
, and snail efficacy (CA, NM, HI)
Plant Growth Regulators
Woody and herbaceous PGRs (CA)Slide13
Research Results
IR-4 Website
Individual trial reports
Summary reports
Good source of comparative efficacy and crop safety information
Summaries are prepared by Cristi Palmer’s team at HQ
Ely Vea
Lori Harrison
Kathleen HesterSlide14
Searching the Online DatabaseSlide15
Detailed Search
State
YearSlide16
Search Results
Report
LinkSlide17
Individual ReportSlide18
Researcher interactionBalance between national and regional needsFocus on completing data packages for label changes
Registrants are well represented in the process
StrengthsSlide19
Resource intensiveEffort to $ ratio is high $180k annual funding for regions
As little as $4,000/researcher/year
Cascading effects of incremental updates
Prescriptive nature of work doesn’t allow for innovative solutions to pest problems
Are we serving all the stakeholders?
ChallengesSlide20
QuestionsSlide21
Thank You!
Mika Pringle Tolson
mptolson@ucdavis.edu
530-752-7635