Contest - Plant Health TV

The 12th of May is the UN International Day of Plant Health, an opportunity to raise awareness on the importance of plant health in our daily lives. Many celebrations have been occurring all over the world, including the release of videos submitted for the Plant Health TV contest, organized by the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies-CIHEAM Bari, the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) and the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding. MSc & PhD students and early career researchers from the CIHEAM Bari Alumni Network and PBRI Plant Health Student Network have submitted videos on plant health topics. The videos are presented below and the public is invited to contribute to the overall evaluation by liking their favourite one on youtube. The winner will receive a grant to take part in a scientific exchange in CIHEAM Bari!

Author	Topic	You Tube link
Sylvia Aluvanze	Plant Health knowledge transfer in rural communities - cassava viruses in Kenya
Wesam Atawneh	Understanding the abundance of Xylella insect vectors in Palestine
Nacima Deghiche Diab	Understanding insect biodiversity for plant health protection
Darryl Herron	Beyond baiting for plant health protection - Phytophthora diagnostics using environmental RNA to identify genetic footprints in the soil
Mohga Khater	Towards in field diagnostics - rapid on-site diagnostics for early disease detection
Hamza Mghari	Research on harmonising diagnostics for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Evgenia Sarakatsani	Boosting the success of flower diversification within the agricultural landscapes, supports resilience of agroecosystems against pests attacking our crops
Wael Sultan	Inducing Zoospores of Phytophthora
Zeinab Sweidan	Forecasting models for efficient pest/disease surveillance, risk analysis, and their management
Maryam Usman	Fall armyworm damage on maize growth stages
Dorsaf Yahiaoui	Quality control, biosafety and biosecurity standards in regulatory lab testing