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  • Huanglongbing
    Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases
    in tropical and subtropical perennial crops
    This project aims to address economically relevant bacterial diseases in palm, citrus and grapevine
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Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases are seriously affecting the trade and import of agricultural products and materials worldwide. Lethal yellowing in palms, yellows in grapevines, and huanglongbing in citrus, are severe infectious diseases that have been recently described, and for their effective, efficient, and sustainable management there is the need to fill important knowledge gaps.
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Generate new knowledge

Obtaining data and information on insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases, their epidemiological cycles, insect vectors and alternative host plants
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Reduce environmental impact of control measures

Developing rapid and reliable innovative methods for detecting pathogens and devising integrated pest management strategies
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Achieve socio-economical sustainability

Scaling up demonstration activities and field trials, aimed to improve livelihoods of farmers, agricultural workers and rural population
  • 22 April, 2022

    TROPICSAFE achieves significant results to better manage lethal yellowing in palms, yellows in grapevine, and “huanglongbing” in citrus


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  • 18 April, 2022

    Dive in the final meeting of TROPICSAFE: pictures and videos


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  • 15 March, 2022

    TROPICSAFE comes to an end, join us at the final conference!


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  • 1 December, 2021

    TROPICSAFE TRAINING SESSION IN CUBA


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  • 20 September, 2021

    TropicSafe H2020 Workshop


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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 727459

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    TROPICSAFE achieves significant results to better manage lethal yellowing in palms, yellows in grapevine, and “huanglongbing” in citrus
    22 April, 2022
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    Dive in the final meeting of TROPICSAFE: pictures and videos
    18 April, 2022

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Prof. Assunta Bertaccini
Coordinator of the project
assunta.bertaccini@unibo.it
+39 051 20 9 6723

University of Bologna
Department of Agricultural  and Food Sciences
Viale Fanin 42, 40127 Bologna, Italy

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