Detection and elimination of resting spores of Olpidium vectoring lettuce big-vein disease in lettuce seedling nursery production

该项目将设计核酸和血清学方法来检测在苗圃环境中生菜苗木生产的不同阶段生菜大脉病(LBVD)的媒介甘蓝杆菌。这将是制定可持续和对环境负责的苗圃最佳实践方案的第一项研究，用于在常规苗木生产中对油菜根结线虫病进行综合管理，并用于生菜产业的管理。这些协议将确保防止LBVD从受污染的生菜苗圃传播到农场。这也将是一项关于在不同土壤和农业实践的新土地上建立一种疾病的独特研究。

This project will devise nucleic acid and serology methods for detection of Olpidium brassicae, vector of lettuce big-vein disease (LBVD), during various phases of lettuce seedling production in nursery environments. It will be the first study to develop sustainable and environmentally responsible nursery best-practice protocols for integrated management of O. brassicae in routine seedling production and for management within the lettuce industry. These protocols will ensure that the spread of LBVD from contaminated lettuce nurseries to farms is prevented. It will also be a unique study of the establishment of a disease in new land with different soils and agricultural practices.