Breeding for Integrated Pest Management

Advancing Sustainability Through Innovative Varieties

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IPMorama is not an acronym; the suffix “-orama” can be appended to a word as an informal way of indicating the concept of “taking the wider view”. This is the approach that informs the central ambition of this project IPMorama, which has the overall ambition of “Integrating tools, resources and knowledge across the practice ecosystem for the development and use of IPM-centric varieties in variety-centric IPM strategies”.

Pathways to IPM Excellence

Increased Engagement

IPMorama develops genetic markers, phenotyping assays, rapid breeding approaches and breeding germplasm, thus creating sustainable models for the competent use of IPM.

IPM-centric varieties

Tools for Variety-Centric IPM

IPMorama integrates the resistance landscape and the virulence landscape to develop tools for variety-centric IPM

Variety-centric IPM approach

IPM in Practice

IPMorama develops and tests variety centric IPM practices via integration of the first two layers above in 5+ pedo-climatic EU zones

Variety-centric IPM practices

Awareness and engagement

Develops and deploys pathways to upskill stakeholders across the value chain in the use of variety-centric IPM and engages and informs on its benefits through trainings & immersive capacity building

Scaling up and impact increase

What IPMorama does?

IPMorama will 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”, whereby the more efficient development of IPM-centric varieties is enabled, while at the same time developing tools and resources to efficiently exploit these in variety-centric IPM.
  • 1. Understand genetic composition of varietal resistance in target crop/pest systems

    1. Understand genetic composition of varietal resistance in target crop/pest systems

  • 2. Understand and map the landscape level distribution of the target pests/pathogens

    2. Understand and map the landscape level distribution of the target pests/pathogens

  • 3. Develop specific integrated pest management practices

    3. Develop specific integrated pest management practices

  • 4. Develop the knowledge infrastructure for competent use of variety-centric IPM

    4. Develop the knowledge infrastructure for competent use of variety-centric IPM

  • 5. Understand opportunities and barriers for sustainable exploitation of the above

    5. Understand opportunities and barriers for sustainable exploitation of the above

IPMorama Case Studies

The Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy – recognises the necessity for a shift to a sustainable food system that can “bring environmental, health, and social benefits and offer economic gains” to European citizens. IPMorama will examine a range of crops typical in European rotational systems, including wheat, potatoes, and grain legumes (soybeans, peas, and lupins). These crops span the primary agroclimatic zones of continental Europe and are grown under various management systems (like conventional and organic production) and scales, making them an ideal test bed for IPMorama.

Wheat

Wheat is the main cereal crop in Europe and is affected by several biotic stresses, including three rust pathogens. The reemergence of wheat stem rust in most parts of Europe during the recent few years calls for increased attention to this disease, which historically has been a major constraint for wheat production in Europe and worldwide. The situation for leaf rust, which causes epidemics mainly in regions of Central and South Europe, is generally less dynamic. Nevertheless, leaf rust resistance breeding is an important aspect of most European wheat breeding programs.

Grain legumes

Grain legumes like soybean, white lupin, and pea are key for Europe’s plant-based protein supply. Soybean yields suffer the most globally from diseases caused by Diaporthe complex. Pea production faces various regional pests and diseases with broomrape being the main issue in the Mediterranean Basin. While fungicide seed treatments can help control soybean and white lupin diseases, they pose environmental concerns and are unsuitable for organic farming. Managing broomrape is challenging due to its high seed fecundity and longevity.

Potato

Potato is a major European food crop, but its production is severely constrained by a number of devastating diseases like late blight. In recent decades, potato production has been heavily dependent on high fungicide input, up to 20 applications can be accumulated in a single season, meaning that the potential for reduction using IPM-approaches is significant. There are currently no potato cultivars with strong early blight resistance available and the disease is typically controlled by fungicides.

IPMorama Network

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  • Crop-type Pilots

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