PORT CHECK

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Project title |
Project Code |
Main objective |

Region of intervention |

Beneficiary entity |
  • Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs(líder)
  • Universidade de Évora(parceiro)

Approval date | 30-10-2003
Start date | 01-03-2004
Date of the conclusion | 30-08-2007

Total eligible cost |
European Union financial support |
National/regional public financial support |
Apoio financeiro atribuído à Universidade de Évora | 19500 €

Summary

PORT CHECK is a Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) in support of Council

Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of

organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community.

It aims to deliver the tools and procedures to allow EU Member State Plant Health

laboratories and inspection services to perform molecular diagnostic assays “on-site” and at

points of entry.


Goals, activities and expected/achieved results

Goals

The present project aims to establish generic

molecular methodologies for the direct detection of quarantine pathogens in suspect plant

material using portable real-time PCR at the point of inspection. In doing so, it will be

necessary to achieve a number of scientific and technological objectives.

Activities

Acções de formação e demonstração no sector florestal
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