Objective
Background
Three species of Monilinia are currently recognised as causing brown rot of primarily Prunus spp. (stone fruit), Malus and Pyrus (pome fruit). There is also a potential for M. fructicola to infect Vitis. Of the three well-known species, M. Laxa and M. fructigena occur widely in the EU, whilst M. fructivola is an EU quarantine listed organism because it poses a significant phytosanitary risk. It occurs in a large number of countries which export fruit and there are unconfirmed reports from Spain and Egypt.
The objective is to prevent the introduction of an EC listed quarantine organism Monilinia fructicola, into the EU by improving monitoring procedures which will cause minimum disruption to free movement of fruit and planting material of Prunus, Malus, and Pyrus spp.
Short description of the project
The programme of work includes standard laboratory method for identification of Monilinia spp. :
- The investigation of genetic diversity at the molecular level and clarification of the
taxonomy of Monilinia spp. causing serious economic damage of stone and pome fruit.
- The production of genus and species monoclonal antibodies for Monilinia spp.
- The development of a rapid robust user-friendly detection and identification kit which can be used in a concerted effort to :
i) monitor imported fruit at the point of entry into the EU for the presence of Monilinia
spp., especially M. fructicola
ii) improve methods of forecasting crop losses by accurate monitoring of pre- and post-harvest levels of Monilinia spp. on stone and pome fruit throughout the EU.
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00156 Roma
Italy
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