VALITEST H2020 Project - Validation of diagnostic tests to support plant health

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VALITEST H2020 Project - Validation of diagnostic tests to support plant health

Valitest is a European research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 773139

About Valitest

Regulated or non-regulated pests (bacteria, virus, fungi, nematodes, arthropods or weeds) are responsible of major crops’ losses. Accurate and reliable detection and identification of pests are essential to avoid or reduce economical costs and trade disruptions and to support surveillance activities. In recent years, numerous tests based on new technologies have been developed to meet the different needs. However, most of them are validated on an intra-laboratory basis, through limited test performance studies (TPS) or ring trials, and there is a need to further harmonize practices. The project aimed at producing validation data and included two rounds of TPS. The first one included combinations of pest/test/matrix, prioritized based on the expertise of the project's consortium. The second round included other combinations based on the needs expressed by various stakeholders, to align validation to their needs and to the market. To maximize the impact of the project, calls of interest have been organized to include in the validation programme, kits of suppliers outside the consortium and allowed participation to the TPS of voluntary proficient laboratories. Current harmonized procedures in Plant Health for validation and organization of TPS have been improved by including appropriate statistical approaches and by adapting the process for new promising technologies, such as Next Generation Sequencing. Liaison with regional and international standardization bodies allowed large dissemination of validation data obtained in this project especially by their inclusion in harmonized diagnostic protocols. The outcomes of the project stimulate, optimize and strengthen the interactions between stakeholders in Plant Health for better diagnostics and lay the foundations for structuring the quality and the commercial offers for plant health diagnostics tools thanks to a dedicated association and a quality charter.

Curated by:
MathieuRolland
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This repository is dedicated to data, reports and research publications fully or partially funded in  the framework of the Valitest H2020 project

Created:
September 17, 2021
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OAI-PMH Interface

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