Description:
Goal is to test biotic and abiotic plant defense inducers against fungal pathogens (Botrytis, PepMV) and pests (white fly, spider mite and plant parasitic nematodes) in the the greenhouse crops tomato and rose.
Research objectives: 2010
- Literature research on inducers/elicitors for plant defense and building an international network to interchange knowledge and experience.
- Literature research on suitable softsensors to measure and monitor fluctuations in plant defense system.
- First screening of selected inducers against a selection of pest and diseases in tomato, cucumber and rose in greenhouse trials.
- Performing plant defense measurements and select the most reliable and robust method for use in the greenhouse.
- Screening suitable biotic populations as inducers of plant defense in substrate systems.
2011
- Data processing of greenhouse trials.
- Second screening of inducers in greenhouse trials in systems with multiple interactions between insect pests e.g. tomato-spider mite and white fly.
- Second screening of inducers in greenhouse trials against fungal pathogens, pepinomozaiekvirus and pathogenic nematodes in tomato.
- Validation of reliabitly of softsensors as indicators of fluctuations in plant defense. Communication and publication of results.
Results and products:
- Increased insight in possibilities and effectiveness of inducing plant defense in horticultural cropping systems against multiple pests.
- Simple and robust test to measure plant defense response by inducers and fluctuations in plant defense (in collaboration with University of Utrecht and PRI).
- When possible, requests for patents on effective inducers (icw Leo Overbeek, PRI) At least one publication in a peer reviewed journal.
- Active participations at the IOBC meeting in 2011 WG Induced Resistance in Plants against Insects and Diseases . |
