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his issue
of Aquanews highlights Tenth Work Plan activities planned by new and continuing
CRSP partners in South and Southeast Asia. Since its inception in 1982, the
PD/A CRSP has been involved in research in Southeast Asia, with Thailand and
the Philippines its long-term partners. Research was conducted in Indonesia
through 1987 as well. The Tenth Work Plan sees a tremendous expansion of the
geographic scope of research throughout South and Southeast Asia, primarily
through the Thailand Project. Partnerships have been forged with researchers
at institutions in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, and Vietnam.
The article on page 2 was contributed by Yang Yi, CRSP researcher at the Asian Institute of Technology. Yiís research under the Tenth Work Plan includes collaborations with US investigators at the University of Michigan and the University of Arizona and with colleagues in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Vietnam. Among the proposed investigations are those dealing with polyculture of carp and tilapia in Nepal and trials of fertilization regimes in Bangladesh. The Vietnam research will investigate the use of watershed ponds for aquaculture, the environmental effects of aquaculture in coves, and cage culture of catfish in rivers.
Another article was contributed by Christopher Knud-Hansen. The new MSU project comprises an investigation in Thailand on the use of zeolites to improve soil and water quality and workshops on optimizing fertilization efficiency in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
On page 7 , a piece contributed by Amrit Bart, of the Asian Institute of Technology, describes some of the surprising realities he encountered in setting up a research project in Nepal. Bart is collaborating with colleagues at the Regional Agricultural Research Station at Tarahara, Nepal, and at the University of Michigan.
To summarize the range of new research, a table of Tenth Work Plan investigations
taking place in Asia, organized by host country, appears on page
3. Eleven new research partners are introduced in an article beginning
on page 5. Finally, the student profile
this issue features Kom Silapajarn, a Thai graduate student working with Claude
Boyd at Auburn University appears on page
9.
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