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昆虫学系学术报告:The Bt eggplant project in Asia
发布日期:2018-05-17 浏览次数: 信息来源:植保学院 字号:[ ]

报告题目: The Bt eggplant project in Asia

报告人: Prof. Anthony Shelton, Cornell University, USA

时间: 2018517日(星期四)下午14:30

地点: 中国农业大学西校区 农学楼236会议室

联系人: 刘小侠(教授)    电话:010-62733946

 

 

报告人简介:

Research Focus

Responsible for developing sound insect pest management strategies for vegetables with spin-offs for other crops. Components of program stress insect population ecology, biological control, plant resistance, agricultural biotechnology, insecticide resistance, insect movement, trap cropping, and plant productivity and marketability as a function of insect infestations. In the last 15 years, a considerable amount of our effort has been devoted to risk assessment of insect management strategies, especially insect-resistant genetically engineered crops. Our program has a strong commitment to outreach education for the agricultural community and the general public.

Outreach and Extension Focus

I develop more efficient and safer insect management practices and work with growers and extension educators to help them implement these systems. Since 2015, I have been the Director of a USAID-funded project for insect-resistant eggplant in Bangladesh and the Philippines and I spend the majority of my time on this project (Bteggplant.cornell.edu). In 2014 we had 20 framers in Bangladesh grow Bt eggplant, and in 2017 we estimate that nearly 30,000 farmers planted Bt eggplant. The use of Bt eggplant has reduced the number of insecticide sprays by >90%, increased farmer income, and helped reduce environmental pollution.

 

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