Contract between Università’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza and CNR – Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection for the realization of the project n. 29 “DEBUG – New knowledge for the control of the alien pest Halyomorpha halys in vineyards of the Lombardy Region ” funded by Regione Lombardia 2018 D.D.S. N. 4403 DEL 28/03/2018 The project, of which Professor Ilaria Negri is in charge, aims to acquire and disseminate new knowledge concerning the biology, ecology, behavior and phenology of the invasive species Halyomorpha halys (the brown marmorated stink bug )…
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SPECIFIC AGREEMENT No 6 – implementing FRAMEWORK PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT GP/EFSA/ALPHA/2017/02 – Lot 5 GA 1
The Specific Agreement establish that IPSP develops, in collaboration with EFSA, draft pest categorisations for the following viruses: 1. Apium virus Y 2. Capsicum chlorosis orthotospovirus 3. Carrot thin leaf virus 4. Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus 5. Cowpea mosaic virus 6. High Plains wheat mosaic virus 7. Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus 8. Turnip crinkle virus Project Leader: Francesco Di Serio IPSP personnel: Michela Chiumenti, Luisa Rubino. Start: 17/04/2021 End: 30/11/2022
Read MoreEFSA-HRP-1 SPECIFIC AGREEMENT No 1– Lot 1 for taxa traded mostly as plants for planting in fruit or vegetable production (IPSPxHRP)
In the frame of this project, IPSP collaborates with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to the activities regarding the preparation of commodity risk assessment. Project Leader: Francesco Di Serio IPSP personnel: Umberto Bernardo, Giovanni Bubici, Nicola Centorame, Michela Chiumenti, Cristina Marzachì, Concetta Mottura, Elena Fanelli. Start: 01/06/2020 End: 31/05/2021
Read MorePreventing HLB epidemics for ensuring citrus survival in Europe (PRE-HLB)
Pre-HLB is an EU H2020 project aimed to develop a contingency plan to protect the citriculture in the EU from huanglongbing (HLB, also known as “greening”) disease. Through a multidisciplinary approach and in collaboration with experienced partners from America and Asia, Pre-HLB aims to find innovative measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the EU and to manage it. In the frame of Pre-HLB, IPSP leads the task 8.7 “Survey of bacterial communities and phages associated with T. erytreae” and contribute to the activities of the task 8.6…
Read MoreVirus-free fruit nurseries (Vir-Free)
VirFree joins the expertise of academia and private companies to: (i) identify new viral and viroid strains or species affecting fruit trees and grapevine; (ii) optimise existing and develop novel virus detection methods; (iii) improve propagation and sanitation methods for producing high quality plants for planting of fruit trees and grapevine. To this aim, diagnostic tools currently used in certification programs will be combined with advanced technologies such as next generation sequencing (NGS) and nanobodies. Eight academic partners within the EU and associated countries, three within Third Countries and five…
Read MoreLIFE MycoRestore “Innovative use of mycological resources for resilient and productive Mediterranean forests threatened by climate change – (LIFE MycoRestore (LIFE18 CCA/ES/001110)
LIFE MycoRestore aims to demonstrate the feasibility of sustainable forestry practices based on the use of mycological resources in Mediterranean forests in Italy, Spain and Portugal. The project (based on three main actions: MycoSylvicolture, MycoEconomy and MicoControl) will help to develop management methodologies to make forests more resistant to pest and disease, and will promote a more resource-efficient management approach of forests and the circular economy. Project Leader: Gianni Della Rocca IPSP personnel: Arcangela Frascella, Roberto Danti, Giovanni Emiliani, Sara Barberini, Stefano Secci. Start: 01/07/2019 End: 30/04/2023
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