S c i e n t i f ic a c t i v i ty s e c t o rs w i t h in BPI
1. P l a nt h e a l th
"safeguarding
ttiecountry's
plant
production
by preventing
entry
and spread
of
harmful
quarantine
organisms
driven
by globalization
and climate
change''
• N a t i o n a l s u r v ey p r o g r am f or t he r e c o g n i t i on a nd m a i n t e n a n c e of " p r o t e c t ed z o n e s" a g a i n st
o r g a n i s mh a r m f ul t o p l a n ts ( " q u a r a n t i n e
p e s t s " ) .
• P h y t o s a n i t a r
y l b o r a t o r y t e s t i ng of i m p o r t ed a nd e x p o r t ed p l a n ts a nd p l a nt p r o d u c t s .
• P e st R i sk A n a l y s i s ( P R A s) of q u a r a n t i ne o r g a n i s ms h a r m f u l to p l a n t s.
• I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t he P h y t o s a n i t a r y L e g i s l a t i on at n a t i o n a l , E u r o p e an a nd i n t e r n a t i o n a l
l e v e l.
2. I n t e g r a t ed P l a nt P r o t e c t i on
"development
ofintegrated,
low-input
production
systems
focusing
on consumer
and
environmental
safety"
• D i a g n o s i s of d i s e a s ea nd i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of c r op p e s t s, u s i ng m o d e rn m e t h o ds f or r a p id a nd
r e l i a b le d e t e c t i o n .
• S t u dy of p l a nt h a r m f ul o r g a n i s m s , n on p a r a s i t i c d i s e a s e s, p a t h o g e n i c i t
y p r o c e d u r e s a nd
p l a nt d e f e n se
m e c h a n i s m s
.
• D e v e l o p m e n t of m a n a g e m e n t s t r a t e g i e s f or h a r m f ul o r g a n i s ms u s i ng e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y
-
f r i e n d ly b i o l o g i c a l
, b i o t e c h n o l o g i c a
l a nd l ow i n p ut c h e m i c a l
m e t h o d s .
• O p t i m i z a t i o n of c r op f e r t i l i z a t i o n a i m i ng at r e d u c t i on f t he e n v i r o n m e n t a l l o d of n i t r a t e s ,
p h o s p h a t e s a nd h e a vy m e t a l s .
• A p p l i c a t i o n s of m o d e rn t e c h n o l o g y a c c o r d i ng to t he p r i n c i p l es of p r e c i s i on a g r i c u l t u r e .
3. A r t h r o p o ds of s a n i t a ry i m p o r t a n ce
"protection
from
vector-borne
diseases"
• P r o s p e c t i n g f or n o v el p l a n t - d e r i v e d c o m p o u n d s w i th p o t e n t i a l a t t r a c t i v e , r p e l l e nt or i n s e c-
t i c i d al a c t i v i t y .
• M o n i t o r i n g of m o s q u i to p o p u l a t i o n s a l r e a dy e s t a b l i s h e d in G r e e c e.
• S u r v e y i ng p o s s i b le p o i n ts of e n t ry f or i n v a s i ve m o s q u i to s p e c i e s, e a r ly d e t e c t i on a nd
e l i m i n a t i on f p o p u l a t i o n s p r i or to e s t a b l i s h m e n t
.
• C o n s u l t i ng on t he d e v e l o p m e n t of i n t e g r a t ed m a n a g e m e n t p l a ns f or t he c o n t r ol f d i s e a s e
t r a n s m i t t e d by m o s q u i t o e s . C o l l a b o r a t i o n w i th P u b l ic H e a l th a u t h o r i t i e s w i th a f o c us on
m e t h o ds a nd a p p l i c a t i o n s f or t he c o n t r ol f v e c t or m o s q u i to p o p u l a t i o n s .
