VIRTIGATION - save tomatoes & cucurbits from virus
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#H2020 EU project on a mission to safeguard tomatoes & cucurbits from emerging viruses #TOBRFV & #TOLCNDV. Funded by the EU under Grant Agreement No 101000570.
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Plants are life! 🌱🏵️
Communicating on plant pests is crucial to raise awareness of the public as well as plant health professionals
Discover the dedicated EPPO Platform on Communication Material: media.eppo.int/index
#PlantHealthDay #PlantHealthWeek
The #VIRTIGATION project has released a new set of #EU EIP-AGRI Practice Abstracts, which provide hands-on tools and guidance to our stakeholders on how to tackle the #ToBRFV and #ToLCNDV #PlantViruses : virtigation.eu/virtigation-su… #H2020 #EU Funded #MultiActor #Stakeholder #Guidance
Eradication of #tobamovirus outbreaks require various methods, including #soil #steaming or #solarization . New guidance from #VIRTIGATION partners CT Tecnova & Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen aim to help #growers in applying these methods: virtigation.eu/how-to-disinfe… #IPM
In de winter van 2024 werd op 🇧🇪 #VIRTIGATION partner PCH een proef uitgevoerd, waarbij bespuitingen met #plantextracten werden toegepast om #tabakswittevlieg - #BemisiaTabaci - te beheersen. Lees werder in onze nieuwe blog: virtigation.eu/werkzaamheid-p… #H2020 #EUFunded #PlantHealth
Save the date: #VIRTIGATION Unict scientist Carmelo Rapisarda is convening a key IOBC-WPRS meeting from 2-5 September 2025 in #Podgorica 🇲🇪, addressing integrated control in protected #crops in a #Mediterranean climate. More info & registration here: bit.ly/3UGAvX9
New #VIRTIGATION scientific publication released: Our partner Volcani International Partnerships unveils improved strategies for #ToBRFV control by #soil #disinfection . Their findings were published in the Springer Nature #Plant & #Soil journal: virtigation.eu/new-study-tobr… #H2020 #EUFunded #Plant Health
📢The International Day of Plant Health is on May 12!
Check IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention guide:
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Let's raise global awareness of how protecting #PlantHealth can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment & boost economy
#PlantHealth Day #PlantHealth Food and Agriculture Organization
We reviewed ways and tools to identify emerging threats to plant health in a changing world
Hope you enjoy this article written with Plants EFSA CABI iprrg Anna Szyniszewska 🌍🌿 Ev Sarakatsani Rosace Maria Chiara Magali L
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#OpenAccess #planthealth
#Phloem feeding #insects like #whiteflies cause major crop damage, either via feeding damage or upon transmission of e.g. #PlantViruses . A new paper by🏴researchers in MPMI Journal on #effector activities from these #PlantPests could help #CropProtection : bit.ly/3W9qXF9
🌱🧬 Groundbreaking in plant science! Cationized BSA binds dsRNA, enabling systemic gene silencing in tobacco & poplar. New tool for gene-editing! #Biotech #PlantGenetics 🍃💡 Oxford Journals
Details:academic.oup.com/hr/advance-art…
Technical Note on the quality of DNA sequencing for the molecular characterisation of genetically modified plants - - 2024 - EFSA Journal - Wiley Online Library efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.… Plants EFSA
Over the years, we have collected large #CT datasets of various #plant species. Several years ago, we created an online platform to share data: X-Plant. It's still expanding, and diversifying!
👉 Discover here: biw.kuleuven.be/biosyst/mebios…
BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute
