Strategies to develop effective, innovative and practical approaches to protect major European fruit crops from pests and pathogens

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1 Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Institute of Natural Resources Sciences Wädenswil, Switzerland Strategies to develop effective, innovative and practical approaches to protect major European fruit crops from pests and pathogens FP7-KBBE Nov 2013 Oct

2 Co-ordinator: Neil Audsley, FERA (UK) Sub-leader: Bart Heijne, DLO (NL) 18 Bioinformatics research partners: Workstations UK, NL, FR, CH, IT, ES, DE, PL USA, Japan, China, Canada Research resources ESR STSMs Training course(s) 8 stakeholder partners: 4 SMEs Dissemination Policy impact 2 grower organisations Stakeholder forum EPPO, CABI 2

3 WP1: Introduction pathways of pests and pathogens Determine the means through which quarantine pests/pathogens enter and spread in Europe Gritta Schader, JKI (Germany) Population genetics of Ds Fruit imports/exports (detection tools) Regional/local spread (monitoring tools) EFSA quantitative pest risk analysis models Pest risk management policy for alert listed organisms WG3 (WG4) 3

4 WP2: Biology and ecology of Drosophila suzukii Identify the key mechanisms within Ds biology and ecology that could be exploited for developing control methods Marc Kenis, CABI (UK, Switzerland) Life cycle analysis of Ds in different regions Identify environmental modulators / biological switches Host range (varietal differences) Spatial ecology of spread and population dynamics Semiochemicals of Ds Ds microbiota Natural enemies in Europe / Asia Task 21: variety/germplasm screening Task 12: covered systems and pest ecology Tasks 17-18: pest biology/ecology 4

5 WP3: Biology and epidemiology of quarantine pathogens Identify principle elements in the life cycles and epidemiology of Xap, Xf and Psa that can be exploited as for control development (Achilles heel) Brion Duffy, ZHAW (Switzerland) Population genomics and evolution of pathogens Environmental modulators of infection, epidemiology, fitness Pathogen source-tracking and monitoring Genomics of virulence and fitness determinants Pathogen interactions with hosts (varietal differences) Pathogen interactions with Ds and pollinators Task 1: phenotyping methods Task 2: variety/germplasm screening Task 12: covered systems and pest ecology Tasks 17-18: pest biology/ecology Task 7: Host RNA-seq 5

6 WP4: Effective and innovative solutions to control Ds Develop control approaches and products based on WP2 data Marilène Poiré, INRA (France) Semiochemicals (pheremones) for trapping Classical biocontrol (introduce from Asia) Innundative biocontrol (spray/nest applications) Conservation biocontrol (attract/augment endemic agents) Insecticides and soft-chemical alternatives Sterile insect techniques RNAi interference Task 19: biocontrol & chemical trials Task 21: variety/germplasm screening Task 12: covered systems and pest ecology Task 13: post-harvest fruit treatments 6

7 WP5: Effective and innovative solutions to control pathogens Develop novel antibacterial compounds based on WP3 data Emilio Montesinos, Uni Girona (Spain) Systematic screening of existing compounds Novel synthetic antibacterial peptides Biocontrol agent discovery Commercial biocontrol optimization Plant metabolic modulators (hormones) Innovative formulation technology Task 19: biocontrol & chemical trials 7

8 WP6: Practical IPM strategies for Ds and pathogens Design and evaluate IPM strategies for different European production systems Francesco Spinelli, Uni Bologna (Italy) Risk mapping and climatic modeling of Ds Cultural management schemes Decision Support Systems and forecasting models Integration of control product application into orchard management Task 20: application methods Task 19(5): Field trials Task 8/9: Host flowering/developmental traits Task 10: Pruning systems Task 11: Plant nutrition 8

9 WP7: Economic analysis Provide economic analysis for implementation and feasibility of IPM control strategies Marianne Groot, DLO (Netherlands) Ex-ante analyses of proposed control measures Ex-post analyses of economic viability Relevance to similar pests/pathogens Policy support, industry consultation and grower dialogue Task 23: Economic bottlenecks Task 24: Transfer of Knowledge 9