• All Projects [1]
• Current Projects [2]
• Concluded Projects [3]
• Relevant Publications [4]

Research Program Manager: Dr T K Lim
email: lim@aciar.gov.au [5]

The Crop Protection program has three main emphases: a systems approach to improving pre-harvest crop productivity including integrated pest management of pests and diseases; postharvest handling and disinfestation treatments; and biosecurity issues including diagnostics, pest/disease surveys and surveillance and assessment of the quarantine risk of specific horticultural crop.

All Projects

CP/1994/043 [6] - Virus indexing and DNA fingerprinting for the international movement and conservation of taro germplasm

CP/1994/126 [7] - Cassava safety: Development and evaluation of simple tests of the cyanogenic potential of cassava flour and cassava tubers

CP/1996/091 [8] - Biological control of Chromolaena odorata in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

CP/1996/140 [9] - Biological threats to Saccharum germplasm and sugar production in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia

CP/1997/017 [10] - Reducing aflatoxin in peanuts using agronomic management and bio-control strategies in Indonesia and Australia

CP/1997/079 [11] - Integrated control of mango insect pests using green ants as a key element

CP/1998/018 [12] - Bioherbicide development for cereals in integrated weed management

CP/1999/007 [13] - Developing disease management capacity in Vietnam

CP/2000/002 [14] - Development of advanced technologies for germplasm conservation of tropical fruit species

CP/2000/044 [15] - Taro beetle management in PNG and Fiji

CP/2000/090 [16] - Liriomyza huidobrensis leaf miner: developing effective pest management strategies for Indonesia and Australia

CP/2000/094 [17] - Diagnosis and control of soilborne fungal diseases of plants in Indonesia

CP/2000/102 [18] - Selection for improved quality and resistance to Phytophthora pod rot, cocoa pod borer and vascular-streak dieback in cocoa in Indonesia

CP/2001/027 [19] - Adaptation of low-chill temperate fruits to Australia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam

CP/2001/032 [20] - Impact and management of Oribius weevils in Papua New Guinea

CP/2002/013 [21] - Biology, damage levels and control of red-banded mango caterpillar in Papua New Guinea and Australia

CP/2002/115 [22] - Diseases of crops in the central provinces of Vietnam: diagnosis, extension and control

CP/2004/001 [23] - TaroPest: A computer based information and diagnostics package for taro pests of the South Pacific

CP/2005/035 [24] - Survey toolbox for plant pests - A practical manual for surveillance of agricultural crops and forests

CP/2006/051 [25] - Cocoa pod borer scoping study in PNG

CP/2006/083 [26] - Effective phosphine fumigation - technology transfer

CP/2006/084 [27] - Targeting crop protection research and development (R&D) towards social change amongst ethnic minority communities in central Vietnam

CP/2006/113 [28] - Scoping study to review the role of women and assess constraints in the production of indigenous Vietnamese vegetables

CP/2007/123 [29] - Scoping study to identify agricultural R&D needs and opportunities of rural upland communities in north-western Vietnam

CP/2007/211 [30] - Research issues on the brown planthopper / virus problem in rice in Vietnam

CS2/1983/039 [31] - Control of giant sensitive plant Mimosa pigra

CS2/1983/040 [32] - Biological control of Salvinia

CS2/1983/043 [33] - Study of economically important fruit flies in Malaysia and development of control methods

CS2/1984/051 [34] - Utilisation of entmopathogenic nematodes to control insect pests in China

CS2/1987/018 [35] - Biological control investigation: Fruit piercing moths and passionfruit white scale in Samoa

CS2/1987/022 [36] - Control of giant sensitive plant (Mimosa pigra) in Thailand

CS2/1988/002 [37] - Biological control of pests and weeds in the South Pacific

CS2/1989/018 [38] - Biological control of water hyacinth in Thailand

CS2/1989/019 [39] - Biology and control of fruit flies in Thailand and Malaysia

CS2/1989/020 [40] - Identification and control of pest fruit flies of the South Pacific

CS2/1989/029 [41] - Utilization of entomopathogenic nematodes to control insect pests in China

CS2/1990/007 [42] - Cassava cyanide: improved techniques for estimation and influence of environment on concentration

CS2/1991/010 [43] - Biological control of Chromolaena odorata in Indonesia and the Philippines

CS2/1991/011 [44] - Biological control of the breadfruit mealybug (Icerya aegyptiaca) in the Pacific

CS2/1992/013 [45] - Improvement of integrated pest management in brassica vegetable crops in China and Australia

CS2/1992/826 [46] - A guide to the aphids and associated biota of the South Pacific

CS2/1993/005 [47] - Integrated control of citrus pests in China

CS2/1993/006 [48] - Nutrient composition of some Pacific Island food crops and bushfoods

CS2/1993/007 [49] - Biological control of green vegetable bug in Papua New Guinea

CS2/1993/008 [50] - Biological control of fruit piercing moth in the South Pacific

CS2/1993/017 [51] - Development of in vitro technologies for tea improvement in Indonesia

CS2/1993/019 [52] - Biological control of giant sensitive plant (Mimosa pigra) in Southeast Asia

CS2/1993/020 [53] - Biological control of water hyacinth in Southeast Asia

CS2/1993/725 [54] - Development of a multimedia crop protection compendium - Pilot phase

CS2/1993/726 [55] - INIBAP's Asia-Pacific Network (ASPNET)

CS2/1994/001 [56] - Detection and strain differentiation of plant pathogenic mycoplasma-like organisms in the Australasian/Pacific region

CS2/1994/002 [57] - Biological control of grassy weeds with fungi as bioherbicides

CS2/1994/003 [58] - Identification of pest fruit flies in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Federated States of Micronesia

CS2/1994/050 [59] - Management of white grubs in peanut cropping systems in Asia and Australia

CS2/1994/115 [60] - Development of economical protein bait sprays from brewery yeast waste for fruit fly control

CS2/1994/132 [61] - Large-scale field demonstration trials with entomopathogenic nematodes to control litchi pests in Guangdong

CS2/1994/135 [62] - Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, a major pest of brassicas

CS2/1994/965 [63] - Diagnosis and control of plant diseases in northern Vietnam

CS2/1995/034 [64] - Integrated control of lantana taxa in Australia and the South Pacific

CS2/1995/132 [65] - Use of entomopathogenic nematodes in China to control chive midges

CS2/1996/087 [66] - Quarantine decision support and training aids for China and Australia

CS2/1996/148 [67] - Survey of Bemisia tabaci biotype B whitefly and its natural enemies in the South Pacific

CS2/1996/176 [68] - Integrated control of citrus pests in China and Southeast Asia

CS2/1996/201 [69] - Identification of nematode resistance/tolerance in Vietnamese Musa germplasm for improvement of banana production

CS2/1996/225 [70] - Identification, biology, management and quarantine systems for fruit flies in Papua New Guinea

CS2/1996/233 [71] - Consortium to develop an electronic compendium for crop protection in Southeast Asia

CS2/1998/078 [72] - Sustainable integrated management of whiteflies as pests and vectors of plant viruses in Asia

CS2/1998/089 [73] - Improvement of IPM of Brassica vegetable crops in China and Australia

CS2/1999/002 [74] - Electronic Crop Protection Compendium: GLOBAL

CS2/2000/093 [75] - Development of a diagnostic key for tropical rice disorders