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Sustainable control of phytoplasma borne lavender disease

Original titleContrôle durable du dépérissement de la lavande lié aux phytoplasmes
Abstract

The cultivation of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill (Lavande Fine)) and lavender hybrids (Lavandula angustifolia X Lavandula latifoliaI) is a traditional agricultural activity in the southeast of France.
In recent decades, these emblematic crops are subjected to a significant decline. The cause of this decline is mainly due to phytoplasms which are transmitted to the plant via an insect vector, the leafhopper Hyalesthes obsoletus. In France and elsewhere, research has focused on (i) the selection of new varieties, (ii) the production of healthy plants, (iii) the identification of different phytoplasma strains and, more recently, (iv) several vector control approaches.

The objectives of the project are:

  • to determine the potential of short term irrigation to interrupt the life cycle of Hyalesthes in lavender crops.
  • to identify, describe and enumerate the biodiversity of the insect and spider fauna on organic and conventional fields of lavender in order to produce knowledge for the future use of functional biodiversity elements for vector control.
    Financing/ Donor
    • Givaudan Foundation
    • private funding
    Project partners
    • France Lavande
    Project Advisory Board
    • CRIEPPAM (Centre Régionalisé Interprofessionnel d'Expérimentation en Plantes à Parfum Aromatiques et Médicinales)
    • ITEPMAI (Institut Technique Interprofessionnel des plantes à parfum)
    FiBL project leader/ contact
    FiBL project staff (people who are not linked are former FiBL employees)
    Role of FiBL

    Project leader

    FiBL project number 55246
    Date modified 11.12.2019
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