Research Areas
The main areas of research and projects currently being undertaken by members of
staff and graduate students are:
PARASITOLOGY |
- Epidemiology of canine dirofilariasis in Jamaica
- Seroepidemiology of human Toxocara canis infections in Jamaica
- Anthropogenic disturbance and the enteric parasitic fauna of mongooses
- Eco-parasitology of thiarid snails
- Host-parasite interactions between sea-reared Jamaican red tilapia and Neobenedenia
- Epidemiology of Angiostrongylus infections in Jamaica
- Molecular polymorphism in canine hookworms
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PESTICIDES AND PEST MANAGEMENT |
- Pesticidal activity and chemical characterization of secondary compounds
from selected plants
- Epidemiology, economic importance and integrated management of agricultural
insect pests of economic importance in Jamaica
- Ecotoxicity of pesticide residues to non-target organisms
- Monitoring, fate and management of insecticide residues in the Jamaican
environment
- Weed management in organic farming systems
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PHYCOLOGY |
- Azolla biofertilisers for rice and vegetable in the Caribbean.
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PHYTOPATHOLOGY |
- Fungus/nematode/bacterium interactions on a variety of plants
- Improvement of plant vigor by soil solarisation
- Comparison of isolates of various microorganisms using molecular techniques
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PLANT BREEDING |
- Genetic inheritance studies of mungbean and sorrel
- Genetic studies of mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia)
- Genetic studies to produce photoperiod-insensitive and high yielding
cultivars of sorrel
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WASTE MANAGEMENT |
- Solid waste disposal problems and perspectives for tropical metropolitan areas
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