|  We
offer various services in disease and pest diagnosis, detection,
integrated management of diseases and pests of beans, cassava,
rice, tropical forages, tropical fruits and other high value
crops.
 These
services comprise consultancies (see staff expertise and resumes)
and training in a wide range of areas listed in the table
below. Both short-term (less than 3 months) and long term
(more than a year, such as undergraduate and graduate thesis
work) training are given all year round to students, national
program researchers, extension agents, and producers interested
in our research.
Training
| Disciplines |
Areas
of Training |
Crops |
| Pathology:
fungi, bacteria, phytoplasma |
Detection
of pathogens in plant tissues using DNA-based tools
(eg. PCR)
Identification of pathogens using conventional and molecular
tools
Artificial inoculation methods
Identification of sources of host resistance (field
and greenhouse)
Resistance gene characterization, tagging and molecular
marker development
Pathogen isolation, purification and preservation methods
General lab safety procedures
Isolation and characterization of biocontrol agents
Genetic diversity and characterization of pathogens
General basic DNA manipulation methods
Isolation of protein and other compounds from plants
with antifungal, antibacterial properties
Plant regeneration and transformation methods
Microbe (including pathogens) transformation procedures
Data analysis using various statistical packages and
software (SAS, NTSYS, Popgene, Phyllip, AMOVA, etc.),
and interpretation |
Beans,
cassava, tropical forages, rice.
However, these methods are applicable to other crops. |
| Virology |
Detection
of viruses in plant tissues using DNA-based tools, ELISA,
or electron microscopy
Isolation and purification of virus particles
Artificial inoculation (mechanical or via vectors)
Identification of sources of resistance
General training on viral disease |
Beans, cassava,
rice and tropical forage.
However, these methods are applicable to other crops |
| Entomology |
Reearing
methods of Entomopathogenic organisms (fungi, bacteria,
nematodes)
Detection of entomopathogenic
General entomology
Host plant resistance to pod weevil, leafhoppers, bruchids
and thrips in beans; whiteflies, mites, thrips in cassava
Biology, ecology, and management of whiteflies as pests
of beans, snap beans and cassava
All aspects of host plant resistance to spittlebugs
in tropical forages
Various aspects of IPM, especially in the areas of biological
control (parasitoids, predators and entomopathogens)
and host plant resistance;- Rearing methods in arthropod
pests and natural enemies
Farmer survey techniques to determine pest incidence
and cost/ benefit studies
Basic studies (lab and greenhouse) on pest biology,
ecology, behavior, population dynamics
Research planning and experimental design
Diagnostic techniques to determine pest damage levels
and incidence
Taxonomic identification of major arthropod pests of
cassava, beans, rice and tropical pastures |
Beans, cassava,
tropical forages, rice.
However, these methods are applicable to other crops |
 The
cost of training is US$1,000 per person per month. This cost
is only for training and does not include other expenses such
as food, board, etc. For training in rice pathology involving
greenhouse and field work, there is an additional cost of
US$500.00 (for air tickets, hotel and food) to go to the disease
hot spot site Villavicencio, Colombia.
Training and
Consultancy Services Offered during 2006 and 2005
2006
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2005
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Visiting
Scientists
2005
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