Network of micro-laboratories for phytosanitary management of the vegetable supply chain (net micro-lab). (L'Accademia per il post Covid-19.)

ABSTRACT

Net micro-Lab micro-laboratories network for phytosanitary management of the horticultural crops. The Net micro-Lab project aims at setting up a network of remotely managed micro- laboratories in order to minimise the impact of vegetable plant diseases and to reduce the environmental impact through early diagnosis according to the following main objectives: constitution of a production chain, with particular regard to tomato cultivation, composed of Nurseries, Farms and Producer Organisations (POs);ex-ante analysis on tomato seeds coming from foreign countries;creation of micro-laboratories interconnected to an accredited central laboratory;design of specific, sensitive and rapid diagnostic tools based on isothermal amplification (LAMP) or real-time PCR technique;and finally, development of a mobile app for continuous data management by the accredited laboratory.