Background. Aims of SCEPTRE project. Consortium members. Consortium management. Selecting target problems. Sceptre filling crop protection gaps

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1 Sceptre filling crop protection gaps Background Dr Tim O Neill, ADAS Loss of actives 9//EEC Loss of Long Term Arrangements for Extension of Use Future threats to actives 9/7/EEC, SUD, WFD Need for food security Opportunity from new technologies Aims of SCEPTRE project Consortium members Gapfilling Identifying effective and crop safe actives Develop sustainable IPM systems H & H Duncalfe Consortium management Selecting target problems Chairman Sector liaison Coordinator Communication Diseases Pests Weeds Consultants David Piccaver Harriet Duncalfe, John Sedgwick (+ HDC RMs) Tim O Neill HDC Tim O Neill, Martin McPherson Rosemary Collier, Nick Birch Andy Richardson, John Atwood Vivian Powell, Roma Gwynn Priority disease Botrytis Downy mildew Powdery mildew Leaf spots Estimated losses ( M) across 5 crops Now Additional 59 *Defra Economic impact report 9 Planned experiment crops Tomato Brassica Apple Brassica Lettuce Onion Cucumber Raspberry Example benefit crops HNS HNS Carrot Pot plants

2 Disease targets in and Pest targets in and Downy mildew brassicas Powdery mildew apple, brassicas, cucumber Botrytis pear, tomato Alternaria leaf spot cabbage Ring spot brassicas Rust leeks Mucor soft rot strawberry Phytophthora strawberry Aphids brassicas, carrot, lettuce, raspberry Caterpillar brassicas CRF brassicas Thrips Leeks Lygus Strawberry TSSM tomato Whitefly tomato WFT pepper Weeds work in and Herbicides annual & perennial weeds crop safety studies residue studies (veg) Novel methods bioherbicides band spraying electrical weed control SCEPTRE PROJECT to Date novel products tested* *based on protocols submitted to date to be confirmed via final trial reports Novel products used Biological TOTAL Total bio Chemical products microorg botanical salt/other total unique products for FV total unique products for PE Crop Group Totals total unique products for SF 9 8 total unique products for TF 6 total unique products herbicides 7 Pesticide Category total unique products fungicides Totals total unique products insecticides PROJECT TOTAL TOTAL UNIQUE PRODUCTS Example: Brassicas downy mildew (Peter Gladders and Angela Huckle, ADAS) Brassica downy mildew (Peter Gladders and Angela Huckle, ADAS) Text Downy mildew Hyaloperonospora parasitica (cauliflower) Fungicide screening trials replicates Products Folio Gold,, 8 coded products salts Biological screening trials 6 replicates 7 biologicals plant activator % leaf area affected ( DAI) 5 5 SF 8 Unt SF Fungicides KHCO SF 8 SF 5 SF SF SF SF 6 + SF 8 SF

3 Brassica downy mildew Biologicals Example: Powdery mildew in cucumber (Martin McPherson & Kirsty Wright, STC) 6 % leaf area affected ( DAI) 8 6 SF SF SF SF SF SF 8 8 (RI) Unt SF SF Fubol 6 Gold (R) SF 7 Fungicides and cucumber powdery mildew Example: Raspberry aphid (Nick Birch, JHI) 7 6 % leaf area affected 5 Unt (inoc) Unt (uninoc) Systhane SF89 Rocket SF87 SF8 SF SF SF88 SF77 Product name or code. SI79. SI75. SI76. SI SI77 6. Water 7. Calypso Results Example: Herbicides for weeds Broadleaved dock (Lynn Tatnell, ADAS) Mean number of aphids per plant d d d 8d S X S I75 S I76 S I785 S I77 Water Calypso Phytotoxicity observed on plants treated with SI 79 and SI75 SI77, applied only once, gave as good control as Calypso applied times Vigour score 6WAT applications UTC Glyphosate FVF FVF9 FVF6 FVF 9 Vigour score: 9= healthy, =dead (Desiccant) Herbicide treatment Very similar results for thistle and nettle

4 Tractormounted electrical weeder Summary some named products potentially useful on ornamentals Downy mildew, Alternaria leaf spot, Nativo 75WG Powdery mildew Systhane EW, Cosine (Cyflamid on ornamentals) Aphids Biscaya, Calypso, Movento Caterpillar Steward Lygus Calypso, Chess WG, Steward Thrips Tracer (Conserve on ornamentals) See HDC News 8, pages for details (EAMUs) Untreated control One hour post treatment Benefits for ornamentals from Sceptre New products registered for UK market Independent evaluation of biopesticides Intergration of pesticides, biopesticides, macrobiologicals and management practices Identification of leading candidates for testing on ornamentals Example Control of downy mildew (HNS 86) April March Efficacy of novel fungicides and biofungicides Evaluation of spray programmes Crop safety Example Downy mildew on ornamentals Products evaluated. Product or Code Untreated Use situation O P Max no. Sprays Fenomenal (spray) Infinito F6 Pergando Uni or

5 Products evaluated (continued) Experiment design Product or Code Hortiphyte Paraat F6 F6 F6 Plant Trust Use O situation P Max no. Sprays randomised blocks plants per plot Fungicides every days Biofungicides every 7 days Geum downy mildew % leaf area affected Fenomenal F6 Previcur E Hortiphyte F6 Pergando Uni Infinito Plant Trust F6 Paraat F6 Untreated Technology transfer Website HDC News HortWeek Events Open Days Conferences Thank you for your attention Questions?