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FUPEBRO Operational Group: Development of fire blight prediction models for pear trees

  • Type Operational group
  • Execution 2018
  • Assigned Budget 5.710.096,00 €
  • Scope Supraautonómico
  • Autonomous community Aragón; País Vasco
  • Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
Description

The Ebro Valley is the main pear-producing area in Spain, and fire blight causes significant losses due to direct damage to the fields.

This Task Force seeks to develop a collaborative crop monitoring tool that will enable the sector to better control and prevent fire blight, reducing associated economic losses.

Contact information
  • Coordinator/entity name: Association for the promotion of the Rincón de Soto pear
  • Coordinator/entity email: consejo@perasderincondesoto.com
Beneficiaries
  • DOP Peras de Rincón de Soto
Outsourced
  • Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (IRTA)
  • Instituto Navarro de Tecnologías e Infraestructuras Agroalimentarias (INTIA)
  • SAT 4155 DYMA
  • Ager Technology
  • Encore LAB