TAILIEUCHUNG - Collaboration for Agriculture & Rural Development: " Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam - MS3 "

Cashew is an important crop in Vietnam, and the government has assigned the development as a national priority cashew productivity has been increased since 2002, but the widespread use pesticides has caused health problems for farmers, animals and the environment. Article IPM program using ants as a key component in the development of Charles Darwin University (CDU) does not use toxic pesticides, but high-yield results. This project is using the CDU of IPM to develop and implement an IPM program that will work in conditions of Vietnam | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development Australian Government AusAID Project Progress Report 029 05VIE Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam MS3 FIRST SIX-MONTHLY REPORT 28 August 2006 1 Institute Information Project Name Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Institute of Agricultural Science of South Vietnam Vietnamese Project Team Leader Professor Dr. Pham Van Bien Australian Organisation Charles Darwin University Australian Personnel Dr Keith Christian and Dr Renkang Peng Date commenced February 2006 Completion date original January 2009 Completion date revised Reporting period February - August 2006 Contact Officer s In Australia Team Leader Name Position Organisation Keith Christian Associate Professor Charles Darwin University Telephone Fax Email 61 8 89466706 61 8 89466847 In Australia Administrative contact Name Jenny Carter Telephone 61 08 89466708 Position Research Manager Fax 61 8 89467199 Organisation Charles Darwin University Email In Vietnam Name Pham Van Bien Telephone 84 8 8291746 Position Director Fax 84 8 8297650 Organisation Institute of Agricultural Science of South Vietnam Email pvbien@ 1 1. Project Abstract Cashew is a very important crop in Vietnam and the government has designated cashew development as a national priority. Productivity of cashew has been increased since 2002 but the extensive use of pesticides has caused health problems to farmers their animals and the environment. The cashew IPM program using weaver ants as a key component developed at Charles Darwin University CDU does not use toxic insecticides but results in high yield. This project is to use the CDU cashew IPM to develop and implement a cashew IPM program that will work under Vietnamese conditions. The proposed activities of the first 6 months have been

• Báo cáo khoa học
• cashew
• cashew engineering
• agriculture
• Vietnam
• the IPM program
• using ants
• pesticides
• effects of ants
• Cashew growers
• Socio economic characteristics
• Cashew growing farmers
• Leading cashew producers
• Profile of the cashew growers
• Cashew nut
• Statistics and trend
• Performance of cashew nut production
• Cashew nut production
• Trend in production of cashew nut
• Biotic stress
• Biotic stress related challenges
• Cashew production
• Cashew production followed
• Cashew nut cultivated mainly
• using weave
• value of the weaver ant
• beneficial insects
• the cashew
• quality cashew
• ants
• do not use pesticides
• environmental effects
• the role of ants
• Vietnam Agricultural
• Stomatal count and yield
• Yield of cashew
• Stomatal number and yield of cashew
• Zinc and boron application
• Boron application on leaf area
• Photosynthetic pigments
• Prospects of cashew cultivation
• Cashew cultivation in India
• Scope in future
• Cashews processing industries
• Increasing demand
• Marketing behaviour
• Mode of sale
• Distance of sale
• Experience in cashew
• Cashew farmers of Tamil Nadu
• Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L )
• Tabernaemontana divaricata
• Cashew anthracnose through botanicals
• Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• Management of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• Biometric parameters
• Cashew canopy area
• Plant girth
• Plant height and variability
• Cashew in Bhubaneswer condition
• Export and import
• Cashew in Indiaan economic analysis
• Export import of cashew
• Trends in area
• Finally productivity in the country
• Cashew grafts
• Chintamani 1
• Nutrient uptake
• Establishment of cashew grafts
• Biofertilizers on growth
• Summary of Biology Doctoral thesis
• Summary of Doctoral thesis
• Taxonomy of cashew family
• Cashew family in Vietnam
• Based on evidence of morphology
• Cashew apple juice powder
• Anacardium occidentale
• RTS beverage
• Storage behavior
• Blended cashew apple juice powder
• Farmer profitability
• Community engagement and capacity building
• Developing feasible strategies
• Empowering thane affected cashew growers
• Phenolic resin
• Liquefied wood
• Cashew nut shell waste
• Ability prepared liquefaction of wood
• Soaking temperature time
• Cashew grower’s livelihoods
• Cronbach’s Alpha scale reliability
• Factor analysis
• Climate change
• Soil drench
• Flowering and fruiting parameters
• West coast region
• Paclobutrazol on flowering
• High density planting
• Nutrient management
• Nut yield
• Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L
• Plant density and nutrient management