Potato crop effective management strategies to tackle future pest threats (PATAFEST)

马铃薯是欧洲的主要作物（124亿欧元，2020年）。然而，它被认为容易受到各种害虫和土传病原体疾病的影响。最重要的害虫之一是由细菌青枯病菌（CLso）引起的，引起一种称为斑马片（ZC）的疾病。在马铃薯上引入CL 50细菌主要与载体木虱Bactericera cockerelli（BC）的存在有关，其在产量损失和质量方面都造成严重损害。干腐病、黑点病、银皮病等马铃薯采后主要病害是由土传病原菌引起的，在田间和贮藏中均有发生。所有这些潜在的威胁都可能发生。马铃薯产业的重大经济损失和粮食损失。欧洲对马铃薯进口和生产的监管框架非常严格。然而，全球化、气候变化、经济驱动因素以及政治背景（欧盟绿色交易目标是减少50%的农药）正在威胁新出现的马铃薯害虫的进入和采后储存中土传病原体疾病的发生。PataFEST及其18个互补合作伙伴，包括与厄瓜多尔的国际合作，旨在：1）在分子水平上研究马铃薯害虫的生态传播途径，鉴定马铃薯抗CL 50和采后病原菌的抗病品种，2）提供有效的收获前植物和土壤处理，以对抗CLso载体和土传病原体，并结合其他尖端数字技术，如图像分析工具（移动的应用程序）和人工智能预测模型; 3）开发采后技术（生物控制涂层溶液、气调贮藏和挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）传感器），以控制土壤病原体的发生并保持贮藏马铃薯块茎的质量。这些战略和技术将被纳入综合虫害管理方法，以评估其最终TRL 5的性能。

Potato is a key crop in Europe (€12.4 billion, 2020). However, it is considered vulnerable to a variety of pests and soil-borne pathogen diseases. One of the most important pests is caused by bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso), causing a disease known as zebra chip (ZC). The introduction of CLso bacterium on potato is mainly linked to the presence of the vector psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (BC) causing severe damage, both in terms of yield losses and quality. Main potato postharvest diseases as dry rot, black dot and silver scurf, are caused by soil-borne pathogens that have incidence in both field and storage. All these potential threats may result. in significant economic losses in the potato industry and food losses. The European regulatory framework for potato’s imports and production is very strict. However, globalisation, climate change, economical drivers, as well as the political context (EU Green Deal target of 50% pesticides reduction) are threatening the entrance of emerging potato pests and the incidence of soil-borne pathogen disease in postharvest storage. PataFEST and its 18 complementary partners, including the international cooperation with Ecuador, aims: 1) to characterise at molecular level the ecological pest spread pathway and identify potato disease resistance varieties against CLso and postharvest pathogens, 2) provide effective preharvest plant and soil treatments against CLso vector and soil-borne pathogens combined with other cutting-edge digital technologies such as image analysis tools (mobile app) and artificial intelligence predictive models; 3) develop postharvest technologies (biocontrol coating solution, controlled atmosphere storage and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensors) to control the incidence of soil pathogens and maintain the quality of potato tubers stored. These strategies and technologies will be incorporated into an Integrated Pest Management approach to evaluate their performance at final TRL5.