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INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT FOR CITRICULTURE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9309
Amount: $150,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
510 N Ave Dela Estrella
San Clemente, CA 92672
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Peter Shikli
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Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A SOFTWARE PACKAGE CALLED THE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPMAC) IS PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT USING AN INNOVATIVE RAP ID PROTOTYPING METHODOLOGY. IPMAC WILL USE EXPERT SYSTEM TECHNIQUES TO ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE OF A WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERT IN CITRUS PEST MANAGEMENT, DR. GLENN CARMAN, AND MAKETHAT AVAILABLE TO CITRUS ORCHARD OPERATORS. IPMAC WILL CON-SIST OF TACTICAL RESPONSE MODULES FOR IDENTIFYING PESTS AND RECOMMENDING RESPONSES, STRATEGIC PLANNING MODULES FOR GENE ATING AN IPM PLAN AND SIMULATION MODULES FOR TRAINING USERS IN IPM TECHNIQUES. THE CORE OF IPMAC WILL BE AN ENTERPRISE MODEL THAT EVALUATES ALL IPM ALTERNATIVES AND IPM PLANS BASED ON THE NET SHORTTERM AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITRUS GROWER.

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