Research Projects

In the HEMINT Project, RNAi will be explored for the control of two hemipteran species that cause severe damages to crops: the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), and the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), main vector of Flavescence dorée (FD) phytoplasmas of grapevine. Both species currently require ...

In the present project, RNAi will be explored for the control of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), an alien quarantine species highly polyphagous that cause severe damages to crops. The management of P. japonica in Italy is under the official control of the National Plant Protection Services and ...

Root2Res, which is a Horizon Europe project, will deliver novel tools to help in designing climate resilient crop rotational systems that are adapted to a range of environments across Europe. Beyond the project, these future-proofed systems will provide plentiful, healthy and nutritious food from crops that are resilient to stress, ...

Bio-based solutions, such as Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), are a sustainable agriculture practice to promote crop yield under increasing stress conditions caused by Climate change (CC). The Joint Lab project between Italy and Pakistan will assess the effects of PGPR strains selected from arid environments on the performance of ...

Shield4Grape – Breeding and integrated pest management strategies to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides in grapevine Climate change and environmental degradation have been seriously challenging Europe and the whole world. The EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 is a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term plan to preserve nature and reverse the degradation ...

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 ...

The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of different resistance management strategies on resistance evolution and control efficacy of a population of Lolium spp multiple resistant to ALS and ACCasi inhibiting herbicides,   Project Leader: Maurizio Settin IPSP personnel: Donato Loddo. Start: 01/09/2017 End: 15/04/2024 ...

The aim of the project is the development of a cell for dielectrophoresis (DEP) coupled to a Raman microscope for the characterization and diagnosis of viruses and the evaluation of antiviral molecules. DEP allows to concentrate the viral particles present in a sample. The subsequent analysis in Raman spectroscopy will ...

In collaboration with “Consorzio di Bonifica 3 Medio Valdarno”, the public authority in charge of rivers maintenance and flood management, we started in 2020 a pilot study to identify suitable means of invasive alien speciesRoberto DantiSe containment without the use of herbicides, with the aim of providing management protocols applicable ...

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 ...

PRIMA Call 2021 – Section 1 – Management of Water – Topic 1.1.1- 2021(RIA) Sustainable soil and water management for combating land degradation and desertification and promoting ecosystem restoration Lead partner NRD-UNISS, budget € 2.835.714,04, duration 36 months, start date April 2022 Land degradation and desertification (LDD) in Mediterranean (MED) ...

Il progetto è diretto allo sviluppo della seguente tematica di ricerca: • Sviluppo dell’agricoltura di precisione e dell’agricoltura sostenibile in patata • Aumento della produttivita’ e della sostenibilita’ industriale • Tecniche innovative di miglioramento genetico e resistenza alle malattie delle colture vegetali   Project Leader: Michelina Ruocco IPSP personnel: Start: ...

The impact of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) infection on pepper crops in Piedmont is considerable, as the cultivated varieties are generally susceptible to this virus and do not have specific resistance genes. TSWV is one of the most economically harmful viruses worldwide and its infection can lead to the ...

Il progetto ha l’obiettivo di sperimentare una gestione ecosostenibile e definire un nuovo protocollo agronomico per la coltivazione del nocciolo che preveda: inerbimento pluriennale delle interfile, utilizzo di agenti di biocontrollo, avifauna utile per integrare le possibili strategie di controllo di fitofagi e patogeni attraverso l’aumento della biodiversità e la ...

Point-Of-Care (POC) testing needs to decrease time between sample collection and results, for a faster containment treatment and reduced costs. End-users of a POC test are healthcare personnel in hospital and, in agriculture, nurserymen and phytosanitary inspectors at the field The aim is to use isothermal enzymatic amplification of nucleic ...

The project aims to highlight agri-food productions through the protection of the territory from the introduction and spread of pathogens of economic and quarantine importance To achieve this goal, 4 activities (work packages) are planned: WP1-Coordination: aimed to implement effective administrative and financial management in achieving the expected objectives. WP2-Monitoring: ...

Globalization is a phenomenon that shows its effects also in the phytosanitary field, favoring the introduction and diffusion of new organisms harmful to the plants. To give rapid technical-scientific answers to the growing phytosanitary problems deriving from globalization, especially for regulated and newly introduced harmful organisms, it was considered useful ...

VertiGROW is aimed i) to apply high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to drive production of secondary metabolites (SM) in plants by manipulating light spectral composition and ii) to produce a laboratory prototype of LED powered by beyond-silicon innovative photon-to-electron conversion devices to stimulate crop growth and drive SM production. The activities ...

The aim of VIROPLANT is to apply NGS technology and empirical biological experiments to develop new environmentally friendly virus-based control strategies to manage bacterial, fungal and insect vector-transmitted diseases (phytoplasmas and viruses) as well as insect pests. VIROPLANT will create a database of new viruses (and virus derived biotechnological products) ...

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 ...