IPM CRSP IPM CRSP International International

Plant Diagnostic Plant Diagnostic NetworkNetwork

A Multinational A Multinational CollaborationCollaboration

Sally MillerSally Miller

The Ohio State UniversityThe Ohio State University

International Plant International Plant Diagnostic NetworkDiagnostic Network

Established October 2005Established October 2005 IPM CRSP Global ThemeIPM CRSP Global Theme

““Regional Diagnostic Laboratories”Regional Diagnostic Laboratories”

Modeled after U.S. National Modeled after U.S. National Plant Diagnostic NetworkPlant Diagnostic Network ““Hub and spoke” systemHub and spoke” system

National Plant National Plant Diagnostic NetworkDiagnostic Network

Mission: Enhance national Mission: Enhance national agricultural security by quickly agricultural security by quickly detecting introduced pests and detecting introduced pests and pathogenspathogens

Effective communications networkEffective communications network Harmonized reporting protocolsHarmonized reporting protocols National database of pest and National database of pest and disease occurrencedisease occurrence

National Plant Disease and Pest Diagnostic Network

Cornell University

Regional Plant Diagnostic Ctr.

UC DavisRegional Plant Diagnostic Ctr.

Kansas State University

Regional Plant Diagnostic Ctr.

University of Florida

Regional Plant Diagnostic Ctr.

Michigan State University

Regional Plant Diagnostic Ctr.

Purdue University

NAPIS

WesternRegion

North-centralRegion

SouthernRegion

NortheasternRegionGreat Plains

Region

IPDN Regions and Hub IPDN Regions and Hub LabsLabs

= “hub” laboratories

West Africa - IITA BeninEast Africa - AVRDC TanzaniaCentral America AgroExpertos Guatemala

IPDN Collaborating IPDN Collaborating InstitutionsInstitutions

Ohio StateOhio State Va TechVa Tech Univ. Florida Univ. Florida Univ. WisconsinUniv. Wisconsin Univ. California Univ. California - Davis - Davis

USDA APHISUSDA APHIS USDA CSREES/NPDNUSDA CSREES/NPDN

IITA, AVRDC -IITA, AVRDC -Regional Center for Regional Center for Africa, Agroexpertos Africa, Agroexpertos

IPM CRSP programsIPM CRSP programs W. Africa, E. Africa, W. Africa, E. Africa, Central Central America/Caribbean America/Caribbean regionsregions

Insect Transmitted Insect Transmitted Viruses, Impact Viruses, Impact Assessment, IT Global Assessment, IT Global Themes Themes

IPDN Hub and Spoke IPDN Hub and Spoke SystemSystem

TBD

IITA BeninAVRDC Tanzania

AgroexpertosGuatemala

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TBD TBD? ??

Objective 1Objective 1

Create systems with the technical capacity to diagnose plant diseases in three participating regions Small equipment

upgrades Supplies Reference material Technical support

Objective 2Objective 2

Develop a communication and data networking system that details pathogen distribution, diagnosis and IPM options and links target countries to each other and to experts in the U.S. and elsewhere. Polycom communications systemPolycom communications system WebsiteWebsite LIMS - University of Florida DDISLIMS - University of Florida DDIS

Data sharing possible but limited according Data sharing possible but limited according to country requirementsto country requirements

Objective 3Objective 3 Develop and carry out comprehensive training programs

to increase diagnostic capacity within host country institutions for phytosanitary and IPM applications Training 1/ stakeholder meeting - 2006

Guatemala/C.A. - June Tanzania/East Africa - July Benin/West Africa - September

Training 2 - 2007 Advanced diagnostic training - USA

Training 3 - 2008 Follow-up training in-region

Objective 4Objective 4 Develop/adapt

biotechnology-based diagnostic tests and protocols to meet the needs of regional IPM CRSP programs, USAID Missions and/or other donors. BXW Whitefly/aphid transmitted

viruses Diseases of African

indigenous crops Banana xanthomonas wilt