{"id":995495,"date":"2024-07-31T22:23:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/?p=995495"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:34:37","slug":"zamorano-impulsa-el-uso-de-herramientas-innovadoras-para-el-manejo-de-enfermedades-en-el-cultivo-de-papa-en-intibuca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/zamorano-impulsa-el-uso-de-herramientas-innovadoras-para-el-manejo-de-enfermedades-en-el-cultivo-de-papa-en-intibuca\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamorano promotes the use of innovative tools for disease management in potato\ncultivation in Intibuc\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Potato cultivation represents a vital source of income for the Honduran highlands, with the\ndepartment of Intibuc\u00e1 being an epicenter of this production with year-round harvests.\nHowever, producers face a significant challenge: potato late blight, a disease caused by the\nfungus Phytophthora infestans. This pest has led to an over-reliance on agrochemicals, which\nnot only puts human health at risk, but also the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address this problem, the Current and Emerging Crop Threats Innovation Lab (CETC-IL),\nsupported by Zamorano in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University and the\nInternational Potato Center (CIP), and funded by the United States Agency for International\nDevelopment (USAID), has launched an initiative to improve the management of this disease in\nIntibuc\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this initiative, the use of the Decision Support Tool (HH-DST), developed by CIP, is being promoted. This tool allows growers to more effectively manage potato late blight by integrating various factors that influence the disease, such as the susceptibility of the potato variety grown, the number of rainy days in the week, and the interval since the last fungicide application. The tool presents this information in the form of a set of wheels, guiding growers in the proper selection of fungicide, its type of action and frequency of application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far in 2024, CETC-IL has trained 97 potato farmers in Intibuc\u00e1 through workshops held in the communities of Azacualpita, Chiligatoro, Malguara, Pueblo Viejo and Togopala. It is expected that by applying this tool, farmers will be able to manage late blight more efficiently, thereby reducing the amount of fungicides needed, lowering investment costs, and mitigating the environmental impact of their agricultural practices.
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This innovative strategy not only promises to improve crop health and grower profitability, but also marks a move towards more sustainable agriculture in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El cultivo de papa representa una fuente vital de ingresos para el altiplano hondure\u00f1o, siendo el departamento de Intibuc\u00e1 un epicentro de esta producci\u00f3n con cosechas durante todo el a\u00f1o. No obstante, los productores enfrentan un desaf\u00edo significativo: el tiz\u00f3n tard\u00edo de la papa una enfermedad provocada por el hongo Phytophthora infestans. Esta plaga ha…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":995496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-995495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-zamorano-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=995495"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":995502,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995495\/revisions\/995502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/52.15.254.18\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}