?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Kupferfreie+Krankheitsregulierung+im+Apfel-+und+Rebbau+(FiBL-Part)&rft.subject=Crop+health%2C+quality%2C+protection&rft.description=The+objective+of+REPCO+is+to+replace+copper+fungicides+in+organic+agriculture+by+new+measures+for+control+of+downy+mildew+(Plasmopara+viticola)+in+grapevine+and+scab+(Venturia+inaequalis)+in+apple.+Both+major+European+organic+crops+strongly+depend+on+copper+fungicides+with+application+of+a+total+of+38+kg+copper+per+ha+permitted+between+2002+and+2006.+Permitted+amounts+will+be+reduced+stepwise+during+the+following+years+(Council+Regulation+(EEC)+2092%2F91%2C+Annex+II)+to+avoid+environmental+risks.+In+European+countries+where+copper+fungicides+are+already+out+of+use%2C+production+of+organic+apples+suffers+severe+economical+problems+because+of+insufficient+scab+control.+%0D%0APotentiators+of+resistance%2C+organically+based+fungicides+and+biocontrol+agents+will+be+screened+and+evaluated+in+grapevine+and+apple.+The+risk+of+pathogen+evolution+during+use+of+novel+control+measures+will+be+estimated+to+allow+the+development+of+sustainable+strategies.+Effects+of+crop+management+practices+in+organic+agriculture+on+overwintering+of+V.+inaequalis+will+be+assessed.+%0D%0ANovel+disease+control+measures+and+knowledge+will+be+integrated+into+organic+management+systems.+'Pipeline'+products+already+under+development+elsewhere+will+be+included+and+where+necessary+optimised+in+their+use.++%0D%0AImplementation+by+end-users+and+industries+qualified+for+commercialisation+of+project+findings+will+be+strongly+emphasised.+SME+partners+will+ensure+a+strong+link+between+end-users+and+research.+At+the+end+of+the+project+several+compounds+and+biocontrol+agents+will+be+delivered+to+qualified+industries+for+development+of+products+for+use+in+organic+agriculture.+Additionally%2C+knowledge+of+integrated+use+of+control+measures+will+be+delivered+to+organic+growers.+Knowledge+and+material+will+be+exchanged+with+ongoing+projects+on+potato+late+blight+control+in+organically+grown+potato.%0D%0AThe+project+will+thus+strongly+support+EU+policies+to+replace+the+use+of+copper+fungicides+in+organic+agriculture+in+the+nearby+future.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A2.+Project+objective(s)%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+objective+of+the+project+is+to+contribute+to+the+replacement+of+copper+fungicides+in+European+organic+agriculture+by+studying+and+developing+new+organically+based+fungicides+and+potentiators+of+resistance%2C+new+biocontrol+agents+and+new+integrated+management+systems+for+disease+control+of+Plasmopara+viticola+(Pv)+in+organic+grapevine+and+Venturia+inaequalis+(Vi)+in+organically+grown+apple.+The+new+disease+control+measures+will+be+in+line+with+Council+Regulation+(EEC)+No+2092%2F91+defining+products+for+plant+protection+in+organic+agriculture+and+requiring+the+replacement+of+the+use+of+copper+in+organic+agriculture.+A+multidisciplinary+consortium+of+the+European+partners+leading+in+the+appropriate+disciplines+with+high+international+reputations+has+now+been+formed+to+develop+the+required+alternatives+for+use+of+copper+in+organic+farming.+This+will+strongly+support+European+policies+to+implement+reduced+maximum+copper+rates+allowed+in+organic+farming+after+2006.%0D%0A%0D%0AREPCO+will+develop+new+organically+based+fungicides+and+potentiators+of+resistance%2C+new+biocontrol+agents+and+new+management+systems+integrating+existing+and+new+control+measures+in+organic+grapevine+and+apple+production.+At+the+end+of+REPCO%2C+these+new+disease+control+measures+will+be+available+to+qualified+industries+for+product+development%2C+registration+and+commercial+exploitation+as+a+pre-requisite+for+implementation+by+end-users.+Integrated+use+of+these+disease+control+measures%2C+as+important+new+tools+for+sustainable+agriculture+management+will+significantly+reduce+the+dependency+of+grapevine+and+apple+production+on+copper+fungicides.+Thereby%2C+the+policy+of+the+European+Commission+to+promote+sustainable%2C+quality-based+agriculture+production+systems+and+the+implementation+of+Council+Regulation+(EEC)+No+2092%2F91+Appendix+II+Part+B-IV+on+(reduced)+use+of+copper+fungicides+will+strongly+be+supported.%0D%0A%0D%0AObjectives+of+Workpackages%0D%0ATo+achieve+the+ambitious+overall+objective+of+REPCO%2C+realisation+of+seven+workpackages+(WPs)+with+specific+objectives+listed+below+is+necessary.+For+each+workpackage%2C+measurable+and+verifiable+deliverables+and+milestones+are+produced+which+will+be+main+criteria+for+project+reviewing+and+assessment.+Annual+reports+will+be+produced+by+each+partner+showing+results+obtained+and+whether+or+not+criteria+of+deliverables+and+milestones+were+reached.+Details+of+milestones+and+deliverable+as+well+as+their+timing+are+given+in+7.5%2C+Table+2+and+3.%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6304%2F1%2Ffibl-projekt-phytopathologie-mittelpruefung-REPCO.pdf&rft.f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