STELLA PSS will be tested over three years on field, farm, and regional levels across 6 Use Case Pilots (UCPs) covering arable, orchard, and vineyard crops as well as large, difficult-to-reach areas (forests).
The project will focus on 8 different quarantine and regulated non-quarantine pest (RNQP) diseases, expanding across 4 European countries with different climate and geological characteristics and New Zealand.
Verticillium
dahliae
Ceratocystis
platani
Ralstonia
solanacearum
Pseudomonas
savastanoi
Grapevine leafroll
disease GLRAV1 & GLRAV3
Potato leafroll
virus (PLRV)
Candidatus
Phytoplasma solani
Neofabraea
alba
6 Use Case Pilots (UCPs)
tested across 5 countries
Covering 8 diseases of importance to the EU
FRANCE
UCP 1 - Vineyard
Grapevine Leafroll Disease (Virus GLRaV-1 & GLRaV-3) & Blackwood Yellows (Candidatus Phytoplasma solani)
In Alsace vineyards, managing Grapevine Leafroll Disease (GLD) and Blackwood Yellows (BY) is critical for sustaining vine health, productivity, and the viability of the wine industry.
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GREECE
UCP 2 - Wild Forest
Ceratocystis platani
As the plane tree is widely used in urban areas, this pathogen poses a significant risk to the tree population in Europe. Prevention measures are the only available control method.
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LITHUANIA
UCP 3 - Arable
Potato Leafroll Virus (PLRV)
Early detection and preventive measures are crucial for controlling the spread of PLRV.
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ITALY
UCP 4 - Arable
Ralstonia solanacearum
Control of R. solanacearum is difficult, as the bacterium can persist in soil and plant debris for many years.
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NEW ZEALAND
UCP 5 - Orchard
Neofabraea alba
Fruit infections on the tree are latent and cannot be detected with current sensing technology. However the spores in and around the air of orchards can be collected in this Use Case Pilot.
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GREECE
UCP 6 - Orchard
Verticillium dahliae & Pseudomonas savastanoi
Verticillium dahliae is considered one of the most devastating olive pathogens worldwide causing the Verticillim wilt disease and it is a major limiting factor for olive oil production.
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