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Description: VIRTIGATION will develop a broad range of solutions, including vaccines for the plants, biopesticides against virus vectors.

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Tomatoes and cucurbits (i.e. cucumber, melon, pumpkin, zucchini and gourds) are among the most produced fruits and vegetables in the world, but are increasingly under threat by emerging viral diseases caused by begomoviruses (whitefly-transmitted) and tobamoviruses (mechanically transmitted). To date, there are only limited bio-based remedies on the market to tackle the devastation caused by these plant diseases.

Therefore, VIRTIGATION will develop a broad range of solutions, including vaccines for the plants, biopesticides against virus vectors and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies, to tackle these aggressive viruses.

Pandemics are not only affecting human health. New aggressive viruses are spreading in greenhouses and fields across the world, threatening the multi-billion value chain of tomato and cucurbit.

Links to virtigation.eu (2)

• phytomedizin.org Home
• plant-protection.net The DPG