Numero del progetto: 18.00.16.07.01

Prevention and Bio-Compatible Control of Fungal Diseases in Field Crops

In Switzerland and throughout the world, fungal diseases in field crops lead to significant quantitative and qualitative harvest losses. The National Action Plan for Plant Protection Products focuses on efficient, environmentally sound preventive and non-chemical methods. This project prioritises three of the most important field crops – potatoes, cereals and maize – as well as their pathogens, with the following research objectives:

  • To develop alternatives to the use of copper in organic potato farming;
  • To reduce silver scurf and Colletotrichum wilt through an improved understanding of their biology;
  • To develop methods for the thermal treatment of organic seed for the production of healthy cereals;
  • To select Exserohilum turcicum-resistant maize varieties;
  • To develop cultivation methods and organic control measures for combating toxigenic fungi in maize and cereals.

Massana Codina J., Schnée S., Lecoultre N., Droz E., Dupuis B., Keiser A., de Werra P., Wolfender J.-L., Gindro K., Schürch S.
Influence of abiotic factors, inoculum source, and cultivar susceptibility on the potato tuber blemish diseases black dot (Colletotrichum coccodes) and silver scurf (Helminthosporium solani).
Plant Pathology, 70, 2021, 885-897.

Sullam K., Musa T.
Ecological dynamics and microbial treatments against oomycete plant pathogens.
Plants, 10, (12), 2021, 1-18.

Sullam K., Musa T.
Erfolgreiche alternative Saatgutbehandlung von Getreide mit thermischen Verfahren oder Naturstoffen und neue Herausforderungen.
In: Pflanzenschutztagung Feldbau. 19.01., online. 2021.

Kempf K
Plus de peur que de mal.
UFA-Revue, 7-8, 2021, 30-32.

Drakopoulos D., Sulyok M., Krska R., Logrieco A. F., Vogelgsang S.
Raised concerns about the safety of barley grains and straw: A Swiss survey reveals a high diversity of mycotoxins and other fungal metabolites.
Food Control, 125, 2021, 1-11.

Drakopoulos D., Sulyok M., Jenny E., Kägi A., Bänziger I., Logrieco A. F., Krska R., Vogelgsang S.
Fusarium head blight and associated mycotoxins in grains and straw of barley: Influence of agricultural practices.
Agronomy, 11, (4), 2021, 1-23.

Drakopoulos D., Kägi A., Six J., Zorn A., Wettstein F., Bucheli T., Forrer HR, Vogelgsang S.
The agronomic and economic viability of innovative cropping systems to reduce Fusarium head blight and related mycotoxins in wheat.
Agricultural Systems, 192, 2021, 1-9.

Pallez-Barthel M., Cocco E., Vogelgsang S., Beyer M.
Frequency of deoxynivalenol concentrations above the maximum limit in raw winter wheat grain during a 12-year multi-site survey.
Agronomy, 11, (5), 2021, 1-13.

Sullam K., Musa T., Kägi A.
Field results with copper alternatives in Switzerland.
In: EuroBlight Workshop. 30.04., Online. 2021.

Drakopoulos D., Gimeno Sierra A., Kägi A., Jenny E., Bänziger I., Musa T., Forrer H.-R., Vogelgsang S.
Innovative Anbausysteme zur Reduktion von Fusarium- Mykotoxinen in Weizen.
Agrarforschung Schweiz, 12, 2021, 16-23.
altre lingue: inglese | francese

Gimeno Sierra A., Drakopoulos D., Kägi A., Vogelgsang S.
Ein natürlicher Gegenspieler.
UFA-Revue, 11, 2020, 38-39.
altre lingue: francese

Drakopoulos D., Gimeno Sierra A., Kägi A., Vogelgsang S.
«Cut-and-carry»-Biofumigation: Natürliche Reduktion von Fusarium-Mykotoxinen.
UFA-Revue, 11, 2020, 34-36.
altre lingue: francese

Hiltbrunner J., Buchmann U., Blatter A., Huber T., Pignon P.
Ergebnisse Bonituren Exserohilum turcicum 2018-2020.
Agroscope, Reckenholz. 18. Dezember, 2020, 15 pp.

Katrin Erfurt, Vogelgsang S.
Bodenpilz gegen Fusarien gefunden.
BauernZeitung, Online, (20. November), 2020, 33.

Sullam K., Bänziger I., Kägi A., Jenny E., Klaus S., Vogelgsang S., Büttner-Mainik A., Hebeisen T.
Strategien zur Bekämpfung des Gersten-Flugbrands.
In: NBFF-Tagung 2020. 04. Dezember, Zoom. 2020, 1-19.

Drakopoulos D., Gimeno Sierra A., Kägi A., Vogelgsang S.
Biofumigation «cut-and-carry»: Réduction naturelle des mycotoxines de Fusarium dans le blé.
Revue UFA, 11, 2020, 34-36.

Drakopoulos D., Meca G., Torrijos R., Marty A., Kägi A., Jenny E., Forrer H.-R., Six J., Vogelgsang S.
Control of Fusarium graminearum in wheat with mustard-based botanicals: from in vitro to in planta.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 2020, 1-15.

Gimeno Sierra A., Kägi A., Drakopoulos D., Bänziger I., Lehmann E., Forrer H.-R., Keller B., Vogelgsang S.
From laboratory to the field: biological control of Fusarium graminearum on infected maize crop residues.
Journal of Applied Microbiology, online, (16 March), 2020, 1-15.

Hiltbrunner J., Buchmann U., Pignon P.
Ergebnisse Bonituren Exserohilum turcicum 2017-2019.
Agroscope, Reckenholz. 19. Dezember, 2019, 12 pp.

Drakopoulos D., Kägi A., Gimeno A., Six J., Jenny E., Forrer H.-R., Musa T., Giuseppe M., Vogelgsang S.
Prevention of Fusarium head blight infection and mycotoxins in wheat with cut-and-carry biofumigation and botanicals.
Field Crops Research, 246, ((Article number 107681)), 2019, 1-9.

Drakopoulos D., Luz C., Torrijos R., Meca G., Weber P., Bänziger I., Voegele R. T., Six J., Vogelgsang S.
Use of Botanicals to Suppress Different Stages of the Life Cycle of Fusarium graminearum.
Phytopathology, online, (10 October), 2019, 1-8.

Vogelgsang S., Gaume A., Logrieco A. F.
Prevention and integrated control of mycotoxins in wheat, barley and maize.
In: The 3rd MycoKey technological workshop. 18-19 June, Ed. Agroscope, Zurich. 2019, 1-48.

Gimeno Sierra A., Sohlberg E., Pakula T., Limnell J., Keller B., Laitila A., Vogelgsang S.
TaqMan qPCR for Quantification of Clonostachys rosea Used as a Biological Control Agent Against Fusarium graminearum.
Frontiers in Microbiology, online, (16 July), 2019, 1-11.

Vogelgsang S., Jenny E., Musa T., Bucheli T., Wettstein F., Forrer H.-R.
An eight-year survey of wheat shows distinctive effects of cropping factors on different Fusarium species and associated mycotoxins.
In: International Commission on Food Mycology conference. 3 June, Ed. ICFM, Freising. 2019, 1.

Vogelgsang S., Beyer M., Pasquali M., Jenny E., Musa T., Bucheli T., Wettstein F., Forrer H.-R.
An eight-year survey of wheat shows distinctive effects of cropping factors on different Fusarium species and associated mycotoxins.
European Journal of Agronomy, 105, (April), 2019, 62-77.

Musa T., Forrer H.-R., Vogelgsang S., Sullam K.
Use of alternative products for the control of early and late blight on potatoes.
In: 17th EuroBlight Workshop 12.-15. May 2019. 14.05., York, UK. 2019, 1-22.

Blum A., Favre G., Chervet, Forrer H.-R., Vogelgsang S., Schmid F., Schöneberg T.
Fusarien in Gerste und Weizen.
UFA-Revue, 5, 2018, 31-34.
altre lingue: francese

Schöneberg T., Kibler K., Sulyok M., Musa T., Bucheli T., Mascher-Frutschi F., Bertossa M., Voegele R., Vogelgsang S.
Can plant phenolic compounds reduce Fusarium growth and mycotoxin production in cereals?
Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, online, 2018, 1-17.

Hiltbrunner J., Buchmann U., Pignon P.
Ergebnisse Bonituren Exserohilum turcicum 2016-2018.
Agroscope, Reckenholz. 18. Dezember, 2018, 12 pp.

Schöneberg T., Kibler K., Wettstein F., Bucheli T., Forrer H.-R., Musa T., Mascher-Frutschi F., Bertossa M., Keller B., Vogelgsang S.
Influence of temperature, humidity duration and growth stage on the infection and mycotoxin production by Fusarium langsethiae and Fusarium poae in oats.
Plant Pathology, 68, (2019), 2018, 173-184.

Schöneberg T., Vogelgsang S.
Mykotoxine in Gerste - Wie kann das Risiko verringert werden?
UFA-Revue, (5), 2018, 26-28.

Schöneberg T., Musa T., Forrer H.-R., Mascher-Frutschi F., Bucheli T., Bertossa M., Keller B., Vogelgsang S.
Infection conditions of Fusarium graminearum in barley are variety specific and different from those in wheat.
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 151, 2018, 975-989.

Deshaies M., Gimeno Sierra A., Rahn E., Rojas Tayo E. C.
Fusarium head blight case in the context of agroecology and sustainable intensification in Europe.
In: Agriculture in Transformation. Ed. Zürich-Basel Plant Science Center, The Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, ETH Zurich TAN D5.2. 2018, 111-113.

Drakopoulos D., Kägi A., Jenny E., Gimeno Sierra A., Forrer H.-R., Bänziger I., Vogelgsang S.
Do botanical extracts and potentially antifungal mulch treatments suppress Fusarium graminearum inoculum?
In: 14th European Fusarium Seminar. 10.04., University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Tulln, BOKU. 2018.

Schöneberg T., Jenny E., Wettstein F., Bucheli T., Mascher-Frutschi F., Bertossa M., Musa T., Seifert K., Gräfenhan T., Keller B., Vogelgsang S.
Occurrence of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in Swiss oats - Impact of cropping factors.
European Journal of Agronomy, 92, 2017, 123-132.

Vogelgsang S., Musa T., Bänziger I., Kägi A., Bucheli T., Wettstein F., Pasquali M., Forrer H.-R.
Fusarium mycotoxins in Swiss wheat: a survey of growers’ samples between 2007 and 2014 shows strong year and minor geographic effects.
Toxins, 9, (8), 2017, 1-19.