DAFM Detect PNP

Project Title: DAFM Detect PNP

From: 2024 To 2028

Summary: : Detecting Plant Nursery Pathogens Using High Throughput Sequencing Technology. Provide methods for the detection of microbial pathogens in plant nurseries using high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies. Focus is on hardy ornamental nursery stock and fungal and bacterial non-quarantine pathogens of Rhododendron and Prunus including Phytopthora and Pseudomonas Results will guide inspection staff for the detection and regulation of plant pathogens and aid in plant pathogen surveillance in general.

Funding Agency: DAFM

Programme: Research Call Programme

Principal Investigator: Trevor Hodkinson

Collaborators: Richard O’Hanlon, Helen Grogan

PhD student: Kes Daly