{"id":6326,"date":"2022-06-08T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?post_type=iplantprotect_proj&p=6326"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:20:57","slug":"dimap-a-digital-ecosystem-for-integrated-disease-management-in-pear-orchards-2","status":"publish","type":"iplantprotect_proj","link":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/iplantprotect_proj\/dimap-um-ecossistema-digital-para-a-gestao-integrada-de-doencas-em-pomares-de-pera\/","title":{"rendered":"DIMAP: a digital ecosystem for integrated disease management in pear orchards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pears are among the most consumed fruits worldwide and Rocha pears are among Portugal's most exported agricultural products. However, more than 50% of production can be lost every year due to three main pathogens: Stemphylium vesicarium<\/em>, Rosellinia necatrix <\/em>(both fungi) and Erwinia amylovora<\/em> (bacteria). Controlling these pathogens often involves preventative applications of fungicides. As such, tools that allow producers to predict the risk of infection earlier and more accurately can help them avoid losing crops, while reducing the application of treatments, with economic and environmental benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project \u201cDIMAP: A digital ecosystem for integrated disease management in pear orchards\u201d was born in 2021 with the aim of building a consortium and network to develop these solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with most agricultural products, pests and diseases generate high economic losses for pear producers, through loss of production and the costs associated with disease management (Table 1). O Stemphylium vesicarium<\/em>, a Rosellinia necatrix<\/em> and Erwinia amylovora<\/em> are the etiological agents of stenphylliosis, root rot and fire blight (respectively). These diseases can lead to loss of fruit production and tree morbidity or mortality. Although some of the factors that promote these diseases are common, there is also substantial variability between pathogens in terms of the symptoms caused and the factors that contribute to infection (e.g. weather conditions or the availability of disease vectors, among others).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As such, an early detection system (prior to visible symptoms) for each of the three diseases must be able to integrate data from multiple sources. DIMAP was created with the development of such a system in mind and was funded through the project SmartAgriHubs<\/a>, funded by the European program Horizon 2020, through the call for tenders PREPARE<\/a>, which supported projects in the early stages of development to set up a consortium and prepare a project plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to InnovPlantProtect (InPP), DIMAP has the following partners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producers and Producers' Associations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n