PROJECT PROPOSAL ORAL PROJECT PROPOSAL ORAL PRESENTATONPRESENTATON

TOPIC: EFFICACY OF PRESENTO TOP 100 WDG FOR THE CONTROL OF PEA

APHIDS IN SNOW PEAS.

NAME: NGALA M. RODGERSREG NO.: A22/0011/2009

BSc. AGRICULTURE(CROP PROTECTION MAJOR)

SUPERVISOR: PROF. FLORENCE OLUBAYODEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE AND

CROP PROTECTION

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION 134, 000 tonnes of fresh fruits and

vegetables are exported to the international market; mainly Europe in 2006/2007 (HCDA, 2007).

Kenya is major supplier of high-value horticultural produce; green beans, snow peas (mange-touts), runner beans, okra, chillies, avocados, mangoes, and cut flowers.

Snow peas (mange-tout) have replaced Asian vegetables (okra, chillies, squashes) as the 2nd most exported vegetables after green beans (HCDA,2006).

Snow peas accounts for 5% of high-value horticulture produce exported to international market (HCDA,2006).

Importance of Snow peas (Importance of Snow peas (Pisum Pisum sativumsativum))

1. Mainly for export; increasing demand in Europe (U.K, Hollands, France etc)

2. Worldwide, cultivated for fresh green seeds, tender green pods, dried seeds and foliage (Duke, 1981).

3. Green peas are eaten cooked as a vegetable, and are marketed fresh, canned, or frozen while ripe dried peas are used whole, split, or made into flour (Davies et al. 1985).

4. In some parts of the world, dried peas are consumed split as dhal, roasted, parched or boiled.

5. Traditionally, peas are used as medicine. The seeds are known to treat dysentery when eaten raw.

6. In some places, for green manure (Adu-Gyamfi et al., 2007)

Constraints to Snow peas Production in Kenya Weeds Pests Diseases

Pest Concern Pest Concern Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)

Estimated to cause annual loss of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crop in USA alone (Oerke 1994; Morrison and Peairs 1998).

Feeding alone can result in either plant death or cosmetic damage that can make a crop undesirable.

Cause primary damage to crops due to their ability to vector devastating plant viruses especially winged morphs (Nault 1997; Blackman and Eastop 2000; Nault et al. 2004).

Pea aphid is considered as a mid agricultural pest on alfalfa and clover, vectoring more than 30 viral diseases (Blackman and Eastop 2000).

OBJECTIVES of the StudyOBJECTIVES of the Study

General Objective To contribute to an effective strategy of

managing pea aphids to increase production and clean snow peas for the market.

Specific Objective To test the effectiveness of PRESENTO TOP

100 WDG in management of pea aphids in snow peas and encourage its use by the farmers.

PROBLEM STATEMENTPROBLEM STATEMENT Snow peas is susceptible to many pests

especially pea aphid (Auclair and Srivastava, 1977).

New races of pea aphids that are resistant to chemicals, EMPEROR 18 EC (Abamectin).

JUSTIFICATION There is need to develop a strategy that is

affordable and appropriate to both small scale and large scale farmers, hence the evaluation of PRESENTO TOP with additional active ingredient (Acetamiprid 80g/kg).

Materials and Equipments Materials and Equipments Snow pea seeds JembePesticides

◦ EMPEROR 18 EC (Abamectin 18g/litre)◦ PRESENTO TOP 100 WDG (Acetamiprid

80g/kg + Abamectin 20g/kg)Knapsack sprayerTape measureStrings and pegsWatering canFertilizer

METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY

Site; at at the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Services (Upper Kabete) field station

Field Station, Experimental layout (RCBD) Crop Establishment Data collection Data analysis (ANOVA)

Plot LayoutPlot Layout

Experimental Plot Layout Description of treatments

Blocks (B)

Treatments (T)

Block 1 T4 T5 T2 T3 T1

Block 2 T3 T4 T1 T5 T2

Block 3 T1 T5 T2 T3 T4

Block 4 T2 T4 T5 T1 T3

T1 will be treated with PRESENTO TOP @ 0.75g/5l of water.

T2 will be treated with PRESENTO TOP @ 1g/5l of water.

T3 will be treated with PRESENTO TOP @ 1.25g/5l of water.

T4 will treated with EMPEROR @ 3.75ml/5l of water; a standard chemical, positive control.

T5 is control, negative control.

Work PlanWork PlanActivity February March April

Proposal writing

Proposal presentation

Agronomic practices

Data collection

Data analysis

Project report writing

Project presentation

Project report submission

Budget Budget

Item Quantity Total Cost (Ksh)

Snow pea seeds 2 packets @ 350/= 750

D.A.P 3 kg @ 90/= 270

C.A. N 3 kg @ 70/= 210

Fungicide (MASTER 72)

1 kg @ 600/= 600

PRESENTO TOP

EMPEROR 1 liter @ 850/= 850

Labor 14 days @ 400/= 5, 600

Total 8, 280

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