Registration Number
0224U033175,
(0124U003084)
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Title
Emerald ash borer: risk-based strategies to prepare for pest management and biological control
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Моніторинг та картування стійких дерев до ясеневої смарагдової златки та халарового некрозу, аналіз грибних угруповань та розробка стратегії моніторингу і контролю ясеневої смарагдової златки
Head
Davydenko Kateryna V., Кандидат сільськогосподарських наук
Registration Date
19-12-2024
Organization
Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration named after G. M. Vysotsky
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The overall purpose is to expand the current knowledge of the role of biotic interactions between pests and ash, which is essential for saving ash trees and associated biodiversity in Latvia and Ukraine. Specific tasks: i) to study methods for early detection of EAB based on Ukrainian experience; ii) to identify fungal/bacterial community and parasitoids associated with EAB on using molecular methods; iii) to analyze multispecies interactions with ash and strategy for EAB management.
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Relevance of the research. Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is an ecologically, economically, and culturally vital species in Europe. Its populations face severe threats from two aggressive invasive species: the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, which causes ash dieback, and the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, EAB). These threats pose the risk of extinction for Fraxinus excelsior and its associated biodiversity.
Objective of the project — To examine the interactions between these invasive ash pests and to develop a risk-oriented strategy for conserving ash populations in Europe.
Tasks: Investigate methods for the early detection of EAB. Identify fungal communities and parasitoids associated with EAB through molecular techniques. Map resistant ash trees.
Object of study:The emerald ash borer, ash dieback, and gene expression models for candidate resistance genes to pathogens.
Methods:Phytopathological, molecular, biotechnological, bioinformatics, and statistical data analysis techniques.
Results and novelty:This research identified, for the first time, the main risks associated with the spread of Agrilus planipennis alongside ash dieback. Moreover, resistant phenotypes and genotypes of ash were mapped and analyzed across Europe for the first time.
Application areas:Sustainable natural resource management, biotechnology, and forest protection.
Connection to other projects:The research integrates with EU CA20132 (Urban Tree Guard) and Ukrainian-Swedish projects, including the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) project UKR22-0060. It contributes substantially to EU plant protection policies and supports the goals outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Efficiency and significance: The project offers the first practical recommendations for detecting, diagnosing, and preventing the spread of EAB, as well as identifying and mapping resistant ash phenotypes and genotypes
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Borysenko Oleksandr I.
Los Svitlana A.
Skrylnyk Yurii Ye.
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2024-12-19
