Projects Biointeractions & Plant health
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Modifying the plant microbiome to make plants more resistant to pests and diseases Many important agricultural and horticultural plant species are susceptible to pests and diseases caused by insects, mites, nematodes, fungi, bacteria... -
Are more visible traps more effective? Most insect traps are visually poorly attractive. Only 10-15% of the insects are actually trapped and sometimes this figure is even lower. The scents... -
Biological control of plant bugs in greenhouses How can we biologically control the European tarnished plant bug and other plant bugs in the greenhouse? Wageningen University & Research,... -
Combating pest insects in the soil with root-colonizing insecticidal fungi The biological control of pest insects in the soil has come one step closer. Wageningen University & Research has isolated five promising fungi... -
MycoKey - Mycotoxin management in food and feed chains This HORIZON 2020 project is a collaborative EU-China initiative to reduce mycotoxin contamination in food and feed crops, with a focus on maize wheat... -
Developing diagnostics for quarantine and quality- diseases in plants The possibility to distinguish between living and dead organisms is imperative for the detection of harmful organisms in plant materials. After all, a... -
Alive or dead: that is the question The possibility to distinguish between living and dead organisms is imperative for the detection of harmful organisms in plant materials. After all, a... -
On-site detection of plant pathogens The early identification of plant pathogens is important in order to take swift measures. This can prevent the further spread of disease as well as... -
Development of eleven new sustainable crop protection products The EU’s BIOCOMES project, with a budget of twelve million euros (nine contributed directly by the EU), was aimed at stimulating the development...