Progetto PROTECTA

“Pathogen-informed resistance to oomycete diseases in ecosystems, agriculture and aquaculture.”

ABSTRACT
Oomycetes have a worldwide distribution and are destructive and highly adaptable pathogens, infecting vascular plants, fish, insects, fungi and occasionally humans.
They include pathogens of agricultural crops, such as the causal agent of potato blight Phytophthora infestans, forestry, and (re)emerging diseases such as fish saprolegniosis that pose global threats to food security and natural ecosystems.
The research focuses on the study of oomycete-host interactions to develop strategies for sustained disease control in agriculture, ecosystems and aquaculture.
The project brings together a multidisciplinary team including some of Europe’s leading researchers in the field, SMEs, multinational companies and government agencies, to train the next generation of European researchers to address these challenges.

PROGRAM
H2020
CALL
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017
TYPE OF ACTION
MSCA-ITN-ETN
FUNDING
3.992.284,44 euro
START DATE
01/08/2018
LENGTH
48 months

LINK
http://www.protecta-ITN.eu

PARTNER
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
Anna Maria Vettraino
DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY
DIBAF: department for innovation in biological, agri-food and forestry systems