Air Monitor - Protected Crops - Tomatoes

空气监测仪 - 受保护作物 - 西红柿

• 批准号: 133592
• 金额: $ 9.57万
• 依托单位: STERLING SUFFOLK LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133592
• 关键词: Air; Monitor; Protected; Crops; Tomatoes

Tomato growers in the UK need to detect Botrytis cinerea/grey mould early in it's development to avoid economic loss. Botrytis impacts both productivity and profitability of the industry year long, with backgrounds of 1- 10% of plants infected throughout the year, reaching 30% at the year end. The aim of this project is to investigate the feasibility of engineering a collection & detection system based on an instrument that samples and analyses the atmosphere close to the plant for a mix of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) whose composition has been well proven to be an indicator of the biochemistry of the plant. Any change in the biochemistry, and hence the mix of VOCs, will provide an early warning system to the growers, enabling them to catch the specified diseases early and reduce their impact, use fewer chemical interventions, rely more often on biological protection products, have better control of energy costs and improve the UK tomato industry's profitability, environmental status and consumer confidence. Success here will open up UK/international markets in other protected crops (e.g. cucumbers, peppers and ornamentals), for the early detection of other important glasshouse diseases (e.g. powdery mildew) and the detection of disease in other areas.

英国的番茄种植者需要在其发育早期检测灰霉病/灰霉病，以避免经济损失。灰霉病全年都会影响该行业的生产力和盈利能力，全年有 1-10% 的植物受到感染，年底达到 30%。该项目的目的是研究设计一个基于仪器的收集和检测系统的可行性，该仪器对植物附近的大气中的挥发性有机化合物（VOC）混合物进行采样和分析，其成分已被充分证明是植物生物化学的指标。生物化学以及挥发性有机化合物混合的任何变化都将为种植者提供早期预警系统，使他们能够及早发现特定疾病并减少其影响，减少化学干预，更多地依赖生物防护产品，更好地控制能源成本，并提高英国番茄产业的盈利能力、环境状况和消费者信心。这里的成功将打开其他受保护作物（例如黄瓜、辣椒和观赏植物）的英国/国际市场，用于早期发现其他重要的温室病害（例如白粉病）和其他地区的疾病检测。