FITOSCEREZO Operational Group: Availability of phytosanitary products and integrated control strategies for cherry trees
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2019 -2021
- Assigned Budget 559.047,12 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Aragón; Cataluña; Extremadura; Madrid, Comunidad de
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://gos-fitoscerezo.ctaex.com/es/
Description
Develop a new integrated disease, pest, and weed control program that streamlines the use of plant protection products and increases the availability of plant protection products for cherry trees.
Objectives
- The overall objective of this innovative project is to design and develop a new integrated pest and disease control program for cherry crops, with the goal of bringing it into compliance with Directive 2009/128/EC.
- The specific objectives are:
- Design a new integrated pest and disease control program for cherry cultivation in Extremadura and Aragon.
- Promote the availability and registration of new phytosanitary products.
- Demonstration of the new integrated pest and disease control program for cherry trees in Extremadura and Aragon.
- Analyze the results and conclusions
Results
The expected results of the FITOSCEREZO Operational Group, after achieving the objectives are:
- To develop methods for estimating pest and disease risk, decision-making support systems, and determining intervention thresholds and timing for pest and disease control in cherry cultivation in Extremadura and Aragon.
- To determine new preventive and/or curative management systems for pests and diseases in cherry cultivation in Extremadura and Aragon.
- New phytosanitary products are available and registered for cherry cultivation in Spain.
- New systems for determining residues of selected phytosanitary products in cherries.
- Demonstration trials of the new integrated pest and disease control program for cherry cultivation in Extremadura and Aragon.
- Economic assessment of the impact of the new program as well as its effect on biodiversity, the environment, and waste.
- Report of results and conclusions of project activities.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: FEPEX
- Coordinator/entity email: tecnicos@madrid.fepex.es
Collaborators
- AGROTECNICAS DEL SUR SL
- Eurofins Agrosciences Services SL
Beneficiaries
- FEPEX - Federación española de asociaciones de productores exportadores de frutas, hortalizas, flores y plantas vivas
Outsourced
- Exportadores de Frutas, Hortalizas,Flores y Plantas Vivas (FEPEX)
- Agrupacion de Cooperativas del Valle del Jerte SDAD COOP
- Asociación Empresarios Agricolas de la Margen Derecha del Ebro (AEAMDE)
- Asociación Empresarial para la Proteccion de Plantas (AEPLA)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria OA MP(INIA)
- DEVREG Consulta SLU
- ASOC EMPRES DE INVEST
- Centro Tecnológico Nacional Agroalimentario.Extremadura CTAEX
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