This project aims to develop disease-resistant grapevine varieties that are adapted to local environmental and pedoclimatic conditions to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides. It will also study consumer perceptions of the new resistant varieties and their resulting wines, which remain less familiar than traditional varieties. The project will also provide farmers, winegrowers and advisers with best practices and guidelines for integrated pest management in order to promote more environmentally friendly and sustainable viticulture in Europe.
This project aims to develop disease-resistant grapevine varieties that are adapted to local environmental and pedoclimatic conditions to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides. It will also study consumer perceptions of the new resistant varieties and their resulting wines, which remain less familiar than traditional varieties. The project will also provide farmers, winegrowers and advisers with best practices and guidelines for integrated pest management in order to promote more environmentally friendly and sustainable viticulture in Europe.
The project has five objectives:
- Co-design a shared approach with stakeholders along the value chain in different European regions
- Lead in-depth research for a better understanding of the molecular basis behind vulnerability and resistance of grapevine to pathogens and how it interacts with its environment
- Develop traditional breeding programmes for new disease-resistant varieties in partnership with local stakeholders
- Lead research to develop emblematic varieties that maintain traditional characteristics in wine but are also disease resistant
- Design and share decision-making tools and best practices to optimise growing practices adapted to resistant varieties.
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GrapeBreed4IPM information sheet Launch: 1 April 2024. Duration: Four years Budget: €5.6 million (€5 million from the European Union and €600,000 from the Swiss government via an affiliate partner). Coordinator: INRAE Partners: 18 Affiliate partners: 2
GrapeBreed4IPM project has received funding from the European Union in the framework of the Horizon Europe funding programme under the grant number 101132223. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.” |
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