Descrizione del progetto
Coltivare la biosicurezza degli alberi in Europa
A causa dei cambiamenti climatici, le foreste europee sono sempre più a rischio di patogeni invasivi e di malattie infettive, con ripercussioni sulla bioeconomia forestale, che può contribuire alla mitigazione dei cambiamenti climatici. È fondamentale trovare soluzioni innovative per la salvaguardia delle foreste e la biosicurezza costante senza l’uso di metodi chimici. In questo contesto, il progetto RESISTREE, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di colmare le lacune nella conoscenza relativa alla fase di insediamento delle invasioni biologiche. Il progetto si concentrerà sulle specie chiave del faggio europeo, contribuendo ad aumentare la nostra comprensione dei processi di invasione e generando inoltre risultati innovativi per migliorare la biosicurezza e la prevenzione delle malattie nelle piante senza l’uso di sostanze chimiche.
Obiettivo
Invasive alien pathogens and emerging infectious diseases are an unprecedented threat to the capacity of European forests to supply the growing bioeconomy with renewable biomass, carbon sequestration and other essential ecosystem benefits. To strengthen the biosecurity against these pathogens, new, science-based and socially acceptable forest protection solutions need to be developed. The research in RESISTREE will target central knowledge gaps related to a crucial phase of a biological invasion, the establishment phase. Specifically, RESISTREE will deliver in-depth information about the host phenotypic traits and associated mycobiome that can suppress establishment of the invasive Phytophthora-species (Oomycetes) on one of the key stone species of European forests, the European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). We will test hypotheses about (1) H1 - Endophyte assemblages differ between healthy and Phytophthora-infected beech trees; (2) H2 - Certain endophytic fungi (individual species or groups) limit the growth of Phytophthora-species through different mechanisms; (3) H3 - Lesion formation in beech tissues depends on the quality or quantity of endophytic infections in the tissue; and (4) H4 - Phytophthora root infection influences the growth and morphology of seedlings before visible symptoms (chlorosis,lesions) appear. RESISTREE combines theory and methods from ecology, cell biology, mycology and forest pathology, resulting in an original, multidisciplinary research with high potential for ground-breaking findings. RESISTREE will promote transfer of knowledge between academia and the private sector, resulting in an interdisciplinary project. RESISTREE adheres to priorities of the H2020 program, and follow the European recommendations included in the Directive 2009/128/EC, which calls for non-chemical methods of plant protection.
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFCoordinatore
750 07 Uppsala
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