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Nuove strategie e PROtocolli di utilizzo di corroboranti per integrare la DIfesa del Pero

Project
In Emilia-Romagna in recent years there has been a progressive decline in pear tree cultivation, with a drastic reduction in the area under cultivation and a collapse in production. The causes include damage and difficulties in managing certain pests and diseases (brown marmorated stink bug and brown spot in primis), as well as the direct and indirect consequences of climate change. This plan was created with the aim of giving farmers operational answers to help revive pear tree cultivation from the current critical situation and aims to provide strategies and protocols aimed at protecting pear trees from the main pests (brown marmorated stink bug, psyllids, tingids), using appropriate combinations of corroborating products and traps. Products already in use in agriculture will be selected (rock dust, liquid sulphur products, hydro-alcoholic propolis) for which there is currently a lack of specific information on dosage, timing, methods of use and potentially negative effects on plants. The plan is divided into 4 macro-actions: a) characterisation, analysis of distribution and evaluation of the persistence of powdered corroborants on leaf surfaces in relation to time and rain runoff; (b) evaluation of the microclimatic and ecophysiological effects of the application of rock dust on pear trees and the phytotoxic effects of sulphur and hydro-alcoholic propolis products c) evaluation of the effects of corroborants on target pests, on their natural antagonists (parasitoids and predators) and on the control of other pests (including secondary pests and brown spot disease); d) application and evaluation of specific integrated strategies, combining appropriately dosed corroborants and light traps for mass trapping. Thanks to the project, vademecums will be made available on how to use the products in relation to weather and rainfall, giving precise indications on the responses measured on the plants also in relation to radiation and heat. Operational protocols will be defined for the use of combinations of corroborants and traps at different times in the crop cycle aimed at maximising the containment of adversities while safeguarding the action of natural antagonists and plant health. Overall, by applying the results of this plan, farmers (both in integrated and organic production) will be able to contain the main pests in a more sustainable and effective way, significantly reducing the use of insecticides and helping to restore pear tree productivity.
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Contributor (3)

MAISTRELLO Lara   Scientific Manager  
MALFERRARI Daniele   Participant  
REYES Francesco   Participant  

Leading department

Department of Life Sciences   Principale  

Term type

REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA - PSR - COPSR 2023-2027

Financier

REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA
Funding Organization

Partner

Università degli Studi di MODENA e REGGIO EMILIA

Total Contribution (assigned) University (EUR)

74,775.3€

Date/time interval

November 8, 2024 - November 7, 2027

Project duration

36 months

Skills

Concepts (7)


LS8_10 - Ecology and evolution of species interactions - (2024)

LS8_5 - Biological aspects of environmental change, including climate change - (2024)

LS9_8 - Applied plant sciences, plant breeding, agroecology and soil biology - (2024)

LS9_9 - Plant pathology and pest resistance - (2024)

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Goal 15: Life on land

Settore AGRI-05/A - Entomologia generale e applicata
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