Schedule of Travel Events
Schedule of Travel Events
1998
1999
2000
2001
Last modified on October 02, 2001
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Lloyd Hossner, TAMU Tony Juo, TAMU Rick Wesch, TAMU |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
Visit to IntDSS and Steeplands Project sites in Costa Rica, initiate Rick Wesch research in Costa Rica, explore potential collaborative activities with University of Managua and National Agricultural Institute in Nicaragua | January 11 | January 22 |
| Frank Smith, NCSU | Costa Rica | Complete baseline assessment study at Sarapiqui in conjunction with collaborators from the University of Costa Rica | January 29 | February 7 |
| Frank Smith, NCSU | Mali | Complete baseline assessment study in the Cinzana region in conjunction with collaborators from the Institut d'Economie Rurale | February 22 | March 4 |
| Frank Hons, TAMU Lloyd Hossner, TAMU |
Mali | Formalize year 2 workplans with collaborators from the Institut d'Economie Rurale | February 22 | March 1 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| S. Blanton-Knewtson, TAMU | Mali | Initiate collection of field data on soil and plant P, and soil acidity in ongoing crop rotation trials; setup and initiate collection of soil data on lime movement trials | May 17 | January 5 |
| Nguyen Hue, UH Jot Smyth, NCSU Michael Wagger, NCSU |
Costa Rica | In conjunction with Univ. Costa Rica collaborators, define peach palm treatments and protocol for investigations on (1) nutrient accumulation and recycling with age of plantations; (2) effect of pruned litter on soil chemical properties; and (3) root growth response to soil acidity constraints | June 21 | June 27 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Russell Yost, UH | Philippines | Assist PhilRice and IRRI collaborators to establish field experiments and on-farm trials in San Antonio, Ilagan, Isabela | July 26 | August 7 |
| Shaw Reid, CU Yamily Zavala, CU |
Venezuela | Assist FONAIAP collaborators in soil acidity management trials, evaluate in-country soil fertility and evaluation procedures, and coordinate their future participation in IntDSS software evaluation and refinement. | July 29 | August 7 |
| Adrian Ares, UH | Costa Rica | Initiate on-farm trials to evaluate peach palm response to P additions | August 2 | August 8 |
| Fred Cox, NCSU | Guatemala & Costa Rica | In Guatemala become familiar with CIMMYT's soil P management experiences in their C. American Agronomic Trials Network; in Costa Rica assist collaborations in experiment design and laboratory protocol for testing short-term estimates of P buffer capacity | August 3 | August 7 |
| Russell Yost, UH | Mali & Senegal | In Mali discuss and test decision-aid tools for rock phosphate use in on-farm trials at Cinzana; in Senegal evaluate decison-aid tool predictions with ISRA field and laboratory data | August 12 | August 22 |
| Daniel Israel, NCSU | Mali | Assist IER collaborators in Cinzana to assess cowpea BNF among lime, P and N treatments in ongoing field trial | September 12 | September 22 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Jot Smyth, NCSU | Peru Ecuador Costa Rica |
Participate in Peruvian Soil Sci. Congress; with ICRAF personnel (Lima & San Jose) finalize analysis and data synthesis of 10-year soil nutrient database for ongoing experiment in Yurimaguas; discuss local experiences in diagnosis and remediation of soil nutrient problems in Ecuador; technical backstopping to project activities in Costa Rica | September 22 | October 8 |
| Fred Cox, NCSU | Philippines | Become familiar with laboratory and field data for IRRI's long-term phosphorus experiments which are ongoing in various sites throughout Asia; become familiar with our project's ongoing field research in the Barangay Centro San Antonio region near Ilagan, Luzon. | November 22 | November 27 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Nguyen Hue, UH | Philippines | In conjunction with PhilRice/IRRI collaborators initiate evaluations of lime, gypsum and organic input treatments on field trials in San Antonio | January 17 | January 23 |
| Jocelyn Bajita, PhilRice | Hawaii | Begin graduate studies at the Univ. of Hawaii on decision aids for nutrient management in the Philippines, including project experiments at Barangay San Antonio | February 20 | |
| Y. Niino, TAMU | Nigeria | Initiate experiment in collaboration with Dr. G. Tian at IITA-Ibadan to evaluate Ca and Mg loss/depletion under cropping and N fertilization of an Alfisol | March 9 | November 30 |
| Jot Smyth, NCSU | Brazil, S. Africa, Philippines |
Discuss local experiences and assimilate pertinent knowledge in diagnosis and remediation of soil acidity problems for the decision support system (Brazil & S. Africa); become familiar with the core research site and current progress (Philippines) | March 7 | March 31 |
| Teodula Corton, PhilRice | Hawaii | Work with UH collaborators on matters related to project field trials in San Antonio, Philippines | March 28 | April 4 |
| Adrian Ares, UH | Costa Rica, Brazil | Work with UCR collaborators on experiments for P diagnosis in peach palm (Costa Rica); assimilate pertinent knowledge for the decision support system on diagnosis and remediation of nutrient problems in tree crops (Brazil) | March 14 | March 27 |
| Fred Cox, NCSU | Australia | Present a paper on the P module of the decision support system at the 6th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis | March 18 | March 31 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Jot Smyth, NCSU | Guatemala, Honduras & Costa Rica | Present a paper on the decision support system at the Central American Crop/Animal Protection Meeting (PCCMCA); work in Tegucigalpa with network collaborator on field, greenhouse and laboratory data for P experiments with 10 Central American soils; provide technical backstopping assistance to UCR collaborators in ongoing field, greenhouse and laboratory research with peach palm production systems | April 13 | April 22 |
| Nguyen Hue, UH | Costa Rica | Work with UCR collaborators on analysis of existing experiments and (if needed) plans for new investigations related to organic interactions with soil acidity constraints | June | June |
| Fred Cox, NCSU | Guatemala & Costa Rica | Evaluate diagnosis/prediction and guidance of P decision support system module with CIMMYT's experiences in their C. American Agronomic Trials Network; in Costa Rica assist collaborators in investigations for testing short-term estimates of P buffer capacity | June | June |
| Richard Kablan, UH | Mali | Work with IER collaborators to prepare rainy season experiments associated with the testing of the P component of the project | June 2 | June 15 |
| Lloyd Hossner & Frank Hons, TAMU; Frank Smith, NCSU | Mali | Assist IER collaborators in on-farm compost/nutrient management trials, assess progress of nutrient interactions trials, provide backstopping assistance to project activities in Cinzana; conduct project's mid-term socio-economic survey. | June 20 | July 14 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Frank Hons or Tony Juo (TAMU) | Mali | Assist IER collaborators with assessment of year 2 results and continuation of studies in year 3 on nutrient interactions, Ca-Mg movement and legume N effects in Cinzana Alfisols | July | August |
| Fred Cox, NCSU | Ecuador | Evaluate diagnosis/prescription and guidance modules of the decision support system with field data of INIAP for Andisols in the Quevedo region | July | July |
| James Friday (UH), Frank Smith (NCSU) | Philippines | Mid-term impact assessment of project activities at Barangay San Antonio | July 18 | August 3 |
| Gabriela Soto (UCR) | Raleigh | Work with NCSU collaborators on data for field trial in Costa Rica on peach palm residue decomposition/nutrient release | Auguest 18 | September 2 |
| Daniel Israel, NCSU | Mali | Assist IER collaborators in Cinzana to assess cowpea BNF among lime, P and N treatments in ongoing field trial | August 21 | August 27 |
| Russell Yost and James Friday, UH | Mali | Test soil and plant Pdiagnostic criteria for tree crop establishment in conjunction with IER collaborators | August 15 | September |
| Shaw Reid and Yamili Zavala, CU | Venezuela | Assist FONAIAP collaborators in soil acidity management trials; evaluate IntDSS software with data and experiences from in-country soil fertility and evaluation procedures | August 21 | August 28 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Russell Yost, UH | Philippines, Vietnam | Provide technical backstopping assistance to IRRI and PhilRice collaborators (Philippines); evaluate diagnosis/prediction/guidance of the decision support system for local conditions (Vietnam) | October 15 | October |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Lloyd Hossner, TAMU | Honduras | Explore potential opportunities for joint activities among SM-CRSP projects | February 8 | February 12 |
| Russell Yost, UH | Thailand | Explore collaborative activities with IBSRAM, Kasetsart University and IRRI's Upland Program in Laos | March 18 | March 28 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Lloyd Hossner, TAMU | Mali | Assist IER collaborators to organize data collected in 1998 - 1999 and discuss plans for the 2000 crop year | May 27 | June 3 |
| Jocelyn Bajita, UH | Philippines | Conduct field research on diagnosis and alleviation of Mn toxicity in acid upland soils | May 15 | August 22 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Eloy Molina, Univ. C. Rica | Hawaii | Work with UH and NCSU collaborators on field and laboratory data for trials in Costa Rica on peach palm nutrient management | July 2 | July 15 |
| Frank Hons, TAMU | Mali | Assist IER collaborators in planting experiments for the 2000 crop year and collect pending data from the 1998 - 1999 crop seasons | August 14 | August 19 |
| Adrian Ares, Univ. Hawaii | Costa Rica | Work with Univ. Costa Rica collaborators on soil microbial and organic P analysis in peach palm plantations; verify allometric relations for peach palm biomass and nutrient acumulation; and record symptoms of nutrient deficiencies and morphology among ongoing N and P fertilization trials. | September 9 | September 24 |
| Fred Cox | Costa Rica, Ecuador | Work with Univ. Costa Rica collaborators on laboratory and field trials related to P management for peach palm; review and discuss soil P management data with Dr. Espinosa (Potaphos) in Ecuador | September 17 | September 27 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Russ Yost, Univ. Hawaii | Laos | Work with IRRI personnel and their collaborators on testing and evaluation of NuMaSS software under local conditions | January 17 | January 21 |
| Jot Smyth, N.C. State Univ. | Costa Rica | Work with Univ. Costa Rica collaborators on data analysis and interpretation for N field trial; initiate development of a bulletin on palmito; initiate on-farm trials for peach palm diagnosis | March 18 | March 23 |
| Traveler | Destination | Purpose | Depart | Return |
| Fred Cox, N.C. State Univ. | Costa Rica | Assist Univ. Costa Rica collaborators in the harvest, data analysis and interpretation of greenhouse experiment on fertilizer P response by peach palm seedlings in Ultisols and Andisols | April | April |