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Collaborative project: Development of antagonistic bacteria for field control of fire blight - subproject 1

Project


Project code: 2814704311
Contract period: 01.07.2012 - 31.12.2015
Budget: 339,436 Euro
Purpose of research: Experimental development

Fire blight caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora is responsible for significant economic losses in production apple and pears. Control of the disease by application of streptomycin is effective, but problematic for resistance management and from an environmental viewpoint. There is high demand on development of feasible alternatives. ANTAKON project will focus on techniques for antagonist conservation aiming at good product shelf-lives and fast product activity after application. Production and formulation of well characterized antagonistic bacteria will be optimized in several up-scaling steps. Developing costs in mind, the production steps will be evaluated for optimal yields versus best possible survival rates in formulation. Performance of test formulations will be assayed in laboratory scale plant assays. The best performing formulations will be selected for field trial with parallel on-site monitoring of bacterial development and climatic conditions during the trial. This project data will help to optimize the use of microbial antagonists for fire blight control. The ANTAKON project was focused on techniques for antagonist conservation aiming at good product shelf-lives and fast product activity after application.

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