Objective
Fruit trees and grapevine are propagated vegetatively and are often grafted. As a result they suffer from a high number of pathogens such as viruses and viroids, a number of which are causing severe yield losses and reduce the productive life of the affected plants. As these pathogens cannot be controlled by the application of chemicals, the most efficient way to combat them is the production and commercialization of high quality pathogen-tested propagative material. Nevertheless, this procedure is not simple and both academia and private sectors are working towards its improvement. In this direction was built the herein interdisciplinary proposal which brings together academia and private companies to collaborate through their expertise on the following objectives: 1) to identify new viral and viroid strains or species affecting fruit trees and grapevine, 2) to optimise existing and develop novel detection methods and 3) to improve propagation and sanitation methods for producing high quality (virus-tested) plant material of fruit trees and grapevine. In this project diagnostic tools that are currently used in certification programs will be combined with cutting edge technologies such as NGS and Nanobodies. The project has eight academic partners within the EU and associated countries, three within Third Countries and five non-academic partners. The knowledge obtained will be shared among the partners of the proposal and further disseminated to academic institutions, nurseries and other private sectors. Most importantly training of a new generation of researchers will be done in close contact to the needs of both industrial and academic sectors. In conclusion, the results of this proposal will enrich the knowledge on viruses/viroids associated with different diseases, improve the sensitivity of their detection methods, lead to new detection products and further contribute to the improvement of the disseminated propagative material of fruit trees and grapevine.
Fields of science
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- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsRNA
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsgenomes
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546 36 THESSALONIKI
Greece
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Participants (13)
70010 Valenzano
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01260 Adana
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4153 Reinach
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00185 Roma
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75794 Paris
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47042 Arta
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70013 Irakleio
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46980 Paterna
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31034 Antakya Hatay
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59030 Tekirdağ
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46113 Moncada
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85100 Potenza
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46980 Paterna
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Partners (4)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
100193 BEIJING
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
129 Sumbe
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
0002 Pretoria
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
7600 Stellenbosch
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