THE DIRECT DETECTION OF VIRUS BY MEANS OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION BASED METHOD IN DORMANT TUBERS OF SOLANUM TUBEROSUM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CROP

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: AIR21606

Project closed

Start date 1 November 1994

End date 31 October 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Total cost € 2 178 432,00

EU contribution € 1 174 725,00

Coordinated by

DLO RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PLANT
Netherlands

Objective

To develop a diagnostic system to detect six major viruses in dormant tubers of potato using the PCR technique combined with non-radioactive hybridization.
To standardize the system and adapt it for routine use in seed potato testing.

Fields of science

Not validated

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › virology
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › vegetable growing › root crops

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 212 - Pest, disease, weed and abiotic stress control

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

DLO RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PLANT

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: POSTBUS 9060 ; 6700 GW WAGENINGEN ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

CENTRO NACIONAL DE PROTECCAO DA PRODUCAO AGRICOLA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: QUINTA DO MARQUES ; 2780 OEIRAS
• Total cost: No data

DANISH INST. OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: SKOVBRYNET 18 ; 2800 LYNGBY
• Total cost: No data

FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - HELLAS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: P.O. BOX 1527 ; 71110 IRAKLION - CRETE
• Total cost: No data

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: East Craigs Craigs Road ; EH12 8NJ Edinburgh
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN

Ireland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BELFIELD ; 4 DUBLIN
• Total cost: No data