Development of improved pest risk analysis techniques for quarantine pests, using pinewood nematode, bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal as a model system

Project Information

PHRAME

Grant agreement ID: QLK5-CT-2002-00672

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2003

End date 31 October 2006

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 3 128 968,00

EU contribution € 2 108 301,00

Coordinated by

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY
United Kingdom

Objective

The detection of pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal has increased the threat to the EU from this extremely dangerous pest. The Consortium will improve current Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) methodology by:
(1) Gathering data on the biology and likely impacts of PWN and its vectors in Europe.
(2) Developing and testing survey methodology to assess the taxonomy and distribution of PWN and its Monochamus vectors on the Iberian peninsula and elsewhere.
(3) Establishing live cultures of Bursaphelenchus for pathogenicity testing on pines in Europe.
(4) Using genetic similarity to carry out pathway analysis to determine the origin of the Portuguese isolate(s) of PWN.
(5) Determining eco-climatic requirements of PWN and its vectors to improve knowledge on the pest-vector relationship.
(6) Constructing new PRA models and testing them for PWN and other quarantine pests.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 231 Corstorphine Road ; EH12 7AT EDINBURGH ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (6)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 115,Calle Serrano 115 bis ; 28006 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (BBA)

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MESSEWEG 11/12 ; 38104 BRAUNSCHWEIG
• Total cost: No data

FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS, NATURAL HAZARDS AND LANDSCAPE

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8 ; 1131 WIEN
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boulevard Francis Meilland 123 ; 06600 ANTIBES
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INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACAO AGRARIA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rua Barata Salgueiro, 37-4° ; 1250-042 LISBOA
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UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Largo dos Colegiais 2 ; EVORA
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