Collaboration is central to the success of NEM-EMERGE. We have actively built synergies with a variety of EU-funded and international initiatives, including our sister project, to address pressing challenges in plant health. Together, we share the vital goal of counteracting the pests and diseases that threaten tomato and potato cultivation worldwide. By aligning closely with projects that also operate in the field of nematodes, the core focus of NEM-EMERGE, we are fostering strong network connections that drive forward sustainable, integrated pest management strategies across the agricultural sector.
Networking
The PataFEST project aims to provide a powerful European initiative, focusing on sustainable Integrated Pest Management strategies to treat and control the presence of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum pest and its vector in plants, and address the incidence of soil-borne pathogens during potato postharvest storage
The long-term goal of PAPAS is to develop multiple proven methods to better control plant-parasitic nematodes and reduce their economic damage in potato crops. This project supports ongoing eradication efforts for potato cyst nematode in Idaho and New York while also strengthening global confidence in the U.S. potato industry.
A large working group with a range of potato industry, government, and academic backgrounds has been set up to identify a strategy and key recommendations for dealing with the PCN crisis, funded by the Scottish Government with an aim to deliver a sustainable potato and bulb industry for Scotland through the management of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN).
An EU-funded project aimed at developing a comprehensive library of bio-sourced crop protection compounds with proven results. They work to turn them into easy-to-use plant protection products to safeguard potatoes, tomatoes and bananas, transforming natural materials into practical, easy-to-use products farmers can trust.
IPMorama is working to improve the state of the art in variety-centric Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for important diseases in the wheat (rust pathogens), potatoes (blight) and the grain legumes soybean, pea (broomrape) and white lupin (anthracnose). IPMorama seeks to develop the infrastructure for a whole “practice ecosystem”, including more efficient development of IPM-centric varieties, as well as tools and resources to efficiently exploit these in variety-centric IPM.
SAGROPIA is dedicated to transforming plant protection in European agriculture by introducing 13 biological and low-risk pesticides that will replace some “candidates for substitution” (CfS) and active substances currently in use. Specifically targeting potato and sugar beet crops, the project aims to seamlessly integrate new, sustainable plant protection solutions into comprehensive integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
The POMATO (Effective management strategies to tackle Clavibacter sepedonicus and Ralstonia solanacearum outbreaks on potato and tomato crops) project focuses on combating the spread of quarantine pests, particularly Clavibacter sepedonicus and Ralstonia solanacearum, which threaten the health and quality of potato and tomato crops. Their goal is to safeguard the crops by developing early detection systems, bio-control solutions, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies to reduce pest incidence by 40-60%.
