Descripción del proyecto
Optimización de la fiabilidad de las pruebas de diagnóstico fitosanitario mediante la validación
Las plagas de plantas suponen una grave amenaza para la agricultura y provocan costosas pérdidas de producción. A fin de proteger los cultivos, es esencial disponer de medios competentes para detectar e identificar las plagas. A pesar de la abundancia de pruebas diagnósticas disponibles, muchas de ellas se validan en laboratorios sin amplios estudios de rendimiento de las pruebas (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés). El proyecto VALITEST, financiado con fondos europeos, pretende mejorar los diagnósticos generando datos de validación fiables y armonizando las prácticas actuales. Su equipo llevará a cabo dos rondas de TPS, en las que se analizarán numerosas pruebas de detección de varias plagas prioritarias a partir de las combinaciones recomendadas por los expertos y las propuestas por las partes interesadas. Los resultados se compartirán con los organismos de normalización a escala regional e internacional.
Objetivo
Regulated or non-regulated pests (bacteria, virus, fungi, nematodes, arthropods or weeds) are responsible of major crops’ losses. Accurate and reliable detection and identification of pests are essential to avoid or reduce economical costs and trade disruptions and to support surveillance activities. In recent years, numerous tests based on new technologies have been developed to meet the different needs. However, most of them are validated on an intra-laboratory basis, through limited test performance studies (TPS) or ring trials, and there is a need to further harmonize practices. The project aims at producing validation data and will include two rounds of TPS. The first one will include combinations of pest/test/matrix, prioritized based on the expertise of the project's consortium. The second round will include other combinations based on the needs expressed by various stakeholders. Priorities for validation will then be better aligned to their needs and to the market. To maximize the impact of the project, calls of interest will be organized to include in the validation programme, kits of suppliers outside the consortium and allow participation to the TPS of voluntary proficient laboratories. Current harmonized procedures in Plant Health for validation and organization of TPS will be improved by including appropriate statistical approaches and by adapting the process for new promising technologies, such as Next Generation Sequencing. Liaison with regional and international standardization bodies will allow large dissemination of validation data obtained in this project especially by their inclusion in harmonized diagnostic protocols. The outcomes of the project will stimulate, optimize and strengthen the interactions between stakeholders in Plant Health for better diagnostics and lay the foundations for structuring the quality and the commercial offers for plant health diagnostics tools thanks to a dedicated association and a quality charter.
Ámbito científico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protection
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirology
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringmedical laboratory technologydiagnostic technologies
- natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyinvertebrate zoology
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SFS-2017-1
Régimen de financiación
IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
94700 Maisons Alfort
Francia