Prevention of X. fastidiosa in intensive olive & almond plantations applying productive green farming practices (LIFE17-CCA/ES/00030-RESILIENC)
Develop and test 10-20 new olive cultivar that will be resistant to Xylella fastidiosa, with good agronomic characteristic and compatible with intensive production systems. The tests will be carried out in infected field (in Italy) and uninfected regions (Spain).
General objectives
The project will:
- Evaluate and crossbreed pathogen-resistant olive varieties as resilient options for olive producers in potentially infected areas, minimizing the risk of losses due to XF and other pathogens. These new olive varieties can create different olive oils with new organoleptic qualities, increasing the competitiveness in the sector.
- Demonstrate sustainable best practices and technologies for intensive Mediterranean olive and almond production systems, on 250 ha in Spain, Italy and Portugal, that lower their water consumption and carbon footprint, increase biodiversity and resistance to pests/pathogens without compromising yield.
- Provide a replicable model of best practices for olive, almond, and other woody crops such as citrus and grapevine production systems in Europe, increasing their capacity to adapt to CC and future epidemics to be replicated ten-fold (2500 ha) during the project.
- Involve multidisciplinary actors in transnational collaboration to provide new prevention strategies and EU policies for uptake.
Role of the University of Cordoba
The University of Cordoba will carry out trials for olive breeding with the objective of developing new varieties that will be able to resist this deadly disease.
Investigador Principal: Diego Barranco Navero
Correo electrónico de contacto: ag1banad@uco.es
Página web del proyecto: http://www.liferesilience.eu/