B&B E-Paper No.1 - 財團法人農業科技研究院

B&B e-paper publishes every quarter, all comments and articles are welcome and appreciated. Sincerely, Agricultural Technology Research Institute (ATRI) ... B&Be-Paper B&Be-Paper B&BE-PaperNo.1 DearICBBParticipants, Goodday,TheRepublicofChina(ROC),Taiwanhasbeenhighlycommittedtoresearchanddevelopmentinbiopesticidesandbiofertilizers(B&B),andishonoredtoco-hostthe5-year(2016-2020)“InternationalConferenceonBiofertilizersandBiopesticides(ICBB)”withtheAsianProductivityOrganization(APO). WearepleasedtosharewithallICBBparticipantsaboutthelatestR&Dresults,news,andindustrialinformationonB&BtopromotethesustainabledevelopmentofagricultureandenvironmentintheAsia-Pacificregion.B&Be-paperpublisheseveryquarter,allcommentsandarticlesarewelcomeandappreciated. Sincerely, AgriculturalTechnologyResearchInstitute(ATRI) Newsfrom2018.10 SilverleafWhiteflyPesticide-freecontrol! Silverleafwhitefly(Bemisiaargentifolii,alsoknownasthesweetpotatowhitefly),hasawidehostrangeover500plantspecies,includingmanyagriculturalcropssuchastomato,cucumber,pumpkin,eggplantandgreenpepper,etc.Whensilverleafwhiteflyfeedsontomatoleaves,mightcauseyellowingofleaves,poorgrowthofplantsandlowyields.Thesilverleafwhiteflyisalsoanotoriousvectorforplantdiseases,gemniviruses,causingplantdamagesandeconomiclosses.Insecticidesarethemosteffectivemethodforcontrollingthesilverleafwhitefliesuptonow,however,long-termexposuretoinsecticides,whiteflymightevolvearesistancetoinsecticides.Itbecomesacriticalissueforresearcherstosolve. Powderformulationsof Isariajavanica. Thesilverleafwhiteflywasinfectedby Isariajavanica. PicturesfromtheHualianDistrictAgriculturalResearchandExtensionStation Isariajavanica canbeeasilyappliedonwholeplantsandeffectivelycontrolthesilverleafwhitefly.Itisalsoenvironmentalfriendlyandcanbeappliedoncorpswithinthecontinuousharvestperiodwithouttheconcernofpestevolvingpesticideresistanceasapplyinginsecticides.Itisexpectedtobecommercializednextyear,beingthefirstbiopesticideforsilverleafwhiteflycontrolinROC,Taiwan. Ifyouareinterestedin...  LiLin,AssistantResearcher TheHualianDistrictAgriculturalResearchandExtensionStation,TaiwanR.O.C. Tel:+886-3-8535915 Email: [email protected] Editor'sContact Hsiu-FenLin,Ph.D. DepartmentofPlantTechnologyLaboratories. AgriculturalTechnologyResearchInstitute(ATRI) No.1,Ln.51,DahuRd.,XiangshanDist.,HsinchuCity300,TaiwanR.O.C. Tel:+886-3-5185157 Email: [email protected] print black home