{"id":21192,"date":"2025-10-24T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/?p=21192"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:55:10","slug":"alvigen-project-strengthens-genomic-surveillance-of-agricultural-diseases-in-the-alentejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/projeto-alvigen-reforca-a-vigilancia-genomica-de-doencas-agricolas-no-alentejo\/","title":{"rendered":"AlViGen project strengthens genomic surveillance of agricultural diseases in Alentejo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final workshop highlighted three years of research dedicated to the early detection of pathogens in crops such as wheat and olive groves.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project AlViGen<\/strong> has reached its final stretch, concluding three years of research focused on the genomic surveillance of agricultural diseases<\/strong>. The results now presented promise to strengthen the Alentejo agricultural sector's ability to respond to emerging phytosanitary threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the day October 23rd<\/strong>, The final project workshop<\/strong>, The event brought together researchers, producers and technicians to share results and reflect on the future of genomic surveillance in Portuguese agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pioneering genomic surveillance center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During AlViGen, the Alentejo's first genomic surveillance center<\/strong>, an infrastructure with capacity for early detection of diseases<\/strong> in strategic crops such as wheat<\/strong> and olive grove<\/strong>. This breakthrough marks a decisive step towards a more precise, sustainable and science-based agriculture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results and scientific contributions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using innovative molecular tools<\/strong>, the project team succeeded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Identify pathogenic fungi<\/strong> before visible symptoms appear on the plants;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Characterizing yellow rust strains<\/strong>, genetically linking them to others known at a global level;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Detecting resistance genes<\/strong> in wheat to the strains currently present in Portugal;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Developing diagnostic methods<\/strong> able to distinguish the different species of the fungus that causes gafa in olive groves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    During the workshop, the potential of the analysis of the airborne fungi community<\/strong> as a tool for early warning<\/strong> for multiple pathogens, allowing for more effective and preventive management of crop diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From research to practical application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The event ended with a debate on how transform AlViGen results<\/strong> in a detection and warning service<\/strong> accessible to the agricultural sector. The initiative reflects the joint commitment between science, innovation and production, with a view to protecting national agriculture from the challenges of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Partnerships and thanks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    InnovPlantProtect would like to thank all the partners and funders<\/strong> of the project:
    University of \u00c9vora<\/strong>, John Innes Centre<\/strong>, INIAV<\/strong>, De Prado<\/strong>, CERSUL<\/strong>, Eug\u00e9nio de Almeida Foundation<\/strong>, Torre das Figueiras Estate<\/strong>, Almojanda<\/strong>, Malheiro Estate<\/strong>, Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV)<\/strong>, la Caixa\u201c Foundation\u201d<\/strong>, BPI Bank<\/strong> e Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - In\u00eas Ferreira<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Workshop final destacou tr\u00eas anos de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o dedicados \u00e0 dete\u00e7\u00e3o precoce de pat\u00f3genos em culturas como o trigo e o olival. O projeto AlViGen chegou \u00e0 sua reta final, concluindo tr\u00eas anos de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o focados na vigil\u00e2ncia gen\u00f3mica de doen\u00e7as agr\u00edcolas. Os resultados agora apresentados prometem refor\u00e7ar a capacidade de resposta do setor agr\u00edcola do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,222,281,209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-destaque","category-noticia","category-projecto"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21212,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21192\/revisions\/21212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iplantprotect.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}