BLIGHT-MOP: Development of a systems approach for the management of late blight in EU organic potato production

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 99.0878-1
• Titre du projet anglais: BLIGHT-MOP: Development of a systems approach for the management of late blight in EU organic potato production

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Organic potato production; late blight; Phytophthora infestans;
Agriculture; Economic Aspects; Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Resources of the Sea; Fisheries

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: QLK5-CT-2000-01065

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.5 Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Autres indications (Anglais)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: University of Aberdeen (UK)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 99.0878-1