H. Schepers, J. Grnbech Hansen, A. Lees & J.

Leiminger
EUROBLIGHT
a potato late blight network for Europe
EUROBLIGHT
History of the network
Management,
subgroups
Current activities
Organize workshops
Website, proceedings,
protocols
Mapping Late Blight
population Europe
Fungicide efficacy
trials Fungicide table
Future outlook
History of network

EU.NET.ICP: European network for development of an
integrated control strategy of potato late blight (1996-
2000). Coordinated by Huub Schepers
EUCABLIGHT: A potato late blight network for Europe
(2003-2006). Coordinated by Alison Lees
Last 10 Workshops were sponsored by companies involved
in late and early blight
14
th
Workshop was held in Limassol, Cyprus in May 2013
15
th
Workshop will be held in Brasov, Romania in May 2015



Current management structure
EuroBlight Coordinators EuroBlight subgroups
Alison Lees, The James Hutton Institute (UK)
Jens G. Hansen, Aarhus University (DK)
Huub Schepers, Wageningen University (NL)
Jrgen Leiminger, Technische Universitt
Mnchen (DE)

Organise a workshop every second year,
Max 100 participants

Next workshop is May 2015 in Romania

www.euroblight.net
1. Host resistance to P. infestans
2. Pathogen characteristics, population biology
and genetics
3. Epidemiology, integrated control and
decision support systems
4. Fungicides
5. Epidemiology and control of Alternaria spp

The subgroups arrange the subgroup
meetings during the workshops, organize
harmonized protocols and co-ordinate and
integrate European research on each
topic.
Organize workshops
Every 2 years in a
European country
EuroBlight coordinators
+ local organizer
Maximum of 100
participants
Plenary and subgroup
meetings
Excursion to potato
sector
Proceedings






Pathogen population monitoring
Monitoring using neutral markers
EuroBlight 12-plex SSR set
Currently 156 alleles found
Monitoring for a.i. resistance
Blue13: Metalaxyl resistant
Green33: Less sensitive to fluazinam
Monitoring for virulence to (combinations of) R-genes
R-gene Differential set(s) in the field (bait fields)
EuroBlight P. infestans monitoring 2013
750 samples
EU Genotype Frequency map

EuroBlight Fungicide table
Late and early blight
Ratings for different
characteristics
Quantitative ratings for
leaf & tuber blight
EuroBlight trial
protocol
Qualitative rating for
other characteristics
Research + agrochemical
companies



Targeted use of fungicides
The Euroblight Fungicide A-Table (2014) www.Euroblight.net
Comparison of blight risk models
Future outlook

Europe
Asia
Africa
Latin America
USA & Canada

Thank you for your attention