How will plant pests and diseases be impacted by a changing environment?
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Question Group: Working with nature to improve plant, animal and soil health, enhancing agricultural practices, and promoting resilient food systems. It also encompasses innovation in disease control, climate adaptation for crops and stock, strengthening food safety and sustainable farming to reduce environmental pollution and boost productivity.
Sub-questions: -how can we be better prepared for long term pest control in a changing climate and environment? What will be the impact of pests and diseases on arable, horticulture, forestry and the natural environment in Scotland in a changing climate?
-how can we best keep non-indigenous pest and disease threats out of Scotland, mitigate those which do enter, and predict future plant disease challenges?
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Environment natural resources agriculture research strategy 2027 2032
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Related UKRI funded projects
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EO4AgroClimate: Improving modelling of pests and biological control agents to adapt to changing climates
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Funded by: STFC
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving modeling of pests and biological control agents to adapt to changing climates, directly addressing the impact of pests and diseases in a changing environment.
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EO4AgroClimate Using Earth Observation data to improve datasets for biosecurity risk mapping of pest and disease and biocontrol suitability
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Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to improve biosecurity risk mapping of pest and disease, which partially addresses the question of predicting future plant disease challenges and mitigating non-indigenous threats.
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Impacts of climate change on the risks of biological and chemical environmental contaminants from agriculture to human health
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the impacts of climate change on biological and chemical contaminants from agriculture to human health, partially addressing the question of the impact of pests and diseases on various environments in a changing climate.