LODICAM

LODICAM: Development of sustainable management and timely in-field diagnostics against hazelnut powdery mildew, recently introduced in Piedmont With the LODICAM project, we intend to develop a diagnostic system for Erysiphe corylacearum, the causal agent of the new hazelnut powdery mildew disease in Piedmont. Both a rapid and economical molecular diagnosis based on the LAMP technique and a diagnosis based on the Raman spectroscopic technique will be used directly in the field. The development of LAMP and Raman spectroscopy techniques for the rapid detection of E. corylacearum will allow us to…

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MICOTI

The project ‘MICOTI – Fungal agents for the biocontrol of Scaphoideus titanus‘ addresses the problem of managing the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus, the main vector of the phytoplasma associated with Flavescenza dorata (FD) of grapevine. Due to the epidemic nature of this disease and the severity of the damage caused in vineyards, it is necessary to uproot and destroy compromised plants and periodically apply insecticide treatments to contain the population of the insect vector. However, insecticide treatments have a considerable economic impact on viticulture, as well as harmful consequences for human…

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SUS-MIRRI.IT – Strengthening the MIRRI Italian Research Infrastructure for Sustainable Bioscience and Bioeconomy

SUS-MIRRI.IT aims at strengthening the research infrastructure MIRRI.IT, the Italian network of microbial culture collections, through the increase of the bioresources stored in the various collections, enhancing their characterization and optimizing their management, thus unlocking their genomic, metabolic and economic potential. The project is coordinated by the University of Turin and involves 15 Institutions with 24 Operating Units, which host collections of different microbial resources, including bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts, microalgae and virus, which can be exploited in the health, agro-food and environmental areas. Microbiological laboratories of the MIRRI.IT network…

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CALL NO. IPSP 170 2023 FI

Deadline: 27th December 2023. There will be a public selection, based on qualifications and an interview, for the assignment of no. 1 (one) cat. C Postdoctoral Fellowship (Assegno di Ricerca Senior)” to carry out research activities at the Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (CNR-IPSP – Sesto Fiorentino Unit) in the framework of the Project “Portable technologies and innovative protocols for ultrasensitive diagnosis of Xylella fastidiosa directly in plants and vectors (1LIVEXYLELLA)”, under the supervision of Dr. Nicola Luchi. Object of the research activity: Innovative molecular approaches to detect and survey…

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Plant Virus Italy (PlaVIt): the collection of plant viruses in Italy

Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the environment and represent the major form of life on Earth. They play fundamental roles in ecosystems, contributing to their functioning, and cover the surface of other organisms, interacting with their physiology. Viruses, besides our common negative vision of their role as pathogens, are now recognized as essential in order to maintain an ecological balance within our ecosystems. Therefore, viruses are key to environmental and human health, to science as well as to bioeconomy and biotechnology applications. Hence the need to develop and improve collections and…

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European virus Archive – Global (EVA-GLOBAL)

The European virus Archive – Global (EVA-GLOBAL; https://www.european-virus-archive.com ) is a non-profit organisation including a global network with expertise in virology, consisting of >40 partner laboratories based at EU member state and non-EU institutions. The aim of the project is to collect, amplify, characterize, standardize, authenticate, and distribute viruses and derived products. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 871029. Starting in 2020, plant viruses have been included in EVA-GLOBAL catalogue. Since then, the number of available plant…

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