Introducing Blackleg (DeS-BL)

Building a decision support tool for potato blackleg disease. We will investigate the relationship between Pectobacterium atrosepticum and the root environment, agronomic, weather and other large datasets in the spread of blackleg disease of potato.

Visit their Project website: https://www.blackleghub.ac.uk/

- Please download a project summary here (PDF).

- November 30th: Project Ian Toth receives a prestigious AHDB Lifetime Achievement award.
- Online report from AHDB on this project.
- Press release about the Blackleg Project from the Scottish Plant Health Centre
- The BlackLeg team at the James Hutton Institute are recruiting for a 3-year position of postdoctoral researcher in Light Sheet Microscopy. Closing date: 30th September 2020. 
- The BPD project team is leading an AHDB webinar on Blackleg in potatoe: November 9th 3.30pm. Register here.

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Meet the Team

Ian Toth, James Hutton Institute. Project Leader.

Roy Neilson, James Hutton Institute. Project Deputy and WP1 Leader- Vectors and transmission

Greig Cahill, SASA. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission

Triona Davey, SASA. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission

Mike MacDonald, University of Dundee. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission

Eric Anderson, Scottish Agronomy Ltd. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission.

Simon Alexander, SA Consulting. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission.

Sonia Humphris, James Hutton Institute. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission.

Kath Wright, James Hutton Institute. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission.

Dave Roberts, James Hutton Institute. WP1 member- Vectors and transmission.

Mark Stalham, NIAB CUF. WP2 leader- Current management practices.

Amy King, Bayer Crop Science UK. WP2 member- Current management practices.

Barbara Mable, University of Glasgow. WP3 leader- The rhizosphere environment.

Joel Milner, University of Glasgow. WP3 member- The rhizosphere environment.

Ari Sadanandom, Durham University. WP3 member- The rhizosphere environment.

Umer Zeeshan Ijaz, University of Glasgow. WP3 member- The rhizosphere environment.

Pete Skelsey, James Hutton Institute. WP4 leader- Modelling and decision support.

Jim Wilson, Soil Essentials. WP4 member- Modelling and decision support.

Adam Kleczkowski, University of Strathclyde. WP5 leader- Implementation and practical application.

Anne Stone, AHDB. WP5 member- Implementation and practical application.

Cathryn Lambourne, AHDB. WP5 member- Implementation and practical application.

Glyn Jones, Newcastle University. WP5 member- Implementation and practical application.

Graham Bannister, AHDB. WP5 member- Implementation and practical application.

Ciara Keating, University of Glasgow. WP3

Our Protocols

Please check back later for a list of our experimental protocols and for a description of our stakeholder engagement strategies.