Development of a systems approach for the management of late blight in eu organic potato production

Objective

Potato late blight causes substantial economic losses in organic production systems throughout the EU. The ban on copper fungicides will substantially increase economic losses to farmers, unless suitable alternative blight management strategies are developed. The proposed project aims at developing improved organic production systems in which potato blight can be managed without or with minimum inputs of alternative interceptive treatments. This will be achieved by development of regionally adapted, blight management strategies based on
(I) identification of best current practice in different regions of the EU
(ii) variety resistance management
(iii) within field diversification strategies
(iv) preventative agronomy
(v) development and improved formulation/application technology for alternative treatments to copper fungicides.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Address

King George Vi Building
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom

Participants (12)

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Netherlands

Address

Burgemeester Patijnlaan 19
2502 Den Haag (S-gravenhage)

DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Denmark

Address

Dias Research Centre Foulum
8830 Tjele

ELM FARM RESEARCH CENTRE

United Kingdom

Address

Hamstead Marshall
RG20 0HR Newbury

FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (BBA)

Germany

Address

Heinrichstrasse 243
64287 Darmstadt

FEDERAL RESEARCH STATION FOR AGROECOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE

Switzerland

Address

Reckenholzstrasse 191
8046 Zurich

GROUPE DE RECHERCHE EN AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE

France

Address

Site Agroparc
1222 Avignon

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

Address

Rue De Saint-brieuc 65
35042 Rennes

LOUIS BOLK INSTITUUT

Netherlands

Address

Hoofdstraat 24
3972 LA Driebergen

NORWEGIAN CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

Norway

Address

Tingvoll Gard
6630 Tingvoll

PLANT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Binnenhaven 5
6700 AA Wageningen

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Switzerland

Address

Ackerstrasse
5070 Frick

UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL

Germany

Address

Nordbahnhofstr. 1A
37213 Witzenhausen