GEP efficacy and selectivity studies
SAGEA provides its expertise in development and registration of technical products for agriculture (plant protection products, biocontrol agents, fertilizers, biostimulants, plant growth regulators and vigour-inducing products).
SAGEA deals with all of the main plant species of agricultural, forestry and ornamental relevance in its own trial fields or in commercial farms conducted according to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
SAGEA is authorized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and by the Italian Ministry of Health to perform GEP and GLP studies, respectively.
GEP trials are conducted in accordance with EPPO, CEB, ISO, BS, IRAC, IOB/WPRS, AFNOR international guidelines and generated data are managed with ARM or other specific software according to customers requirements.
- Efficacy/selectivity of plant protection products and biological control agents
- Screening tests
- Trials performed in open field/semi-field/controlled environment with artificial infestation (weeds, fungi, insects, mites)
- Plant growth regulators activity
- Effects on non-target organisms
- Monitoring of resistance to plant protection products
- Vinification and processing trials
- Post-harvest
- Carry over e Drift
Screening and efficacy studies on plant protection products (PPP) and biological control agents (BCA)
Evaluation in natural or artificial infection/infestation conditions, in open field or controlled environment:
- Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematicides, acaricides, molluscicided, seed dressing products.
- Biological control agents (natural origin products, microbiological products, pheromones and other attractants, auxiliary products).
Selectivity of plant protection products
- Testing of potential phytotoxicity on cultivated crops
- Qualitative and quantitative evaluation in field and laboratory
- Visual assessments or by specific digital instrumentation (NDVI, DIA, drone)
Biostimulants and plant growth regulators
- Qualitative and quantitative evaluation in field and laboratory
- Visual assessments or by specific digital instrumentation (NDVI, DIA, drone)
Effects on non-target organisms
- Selectivity on non-target organisms (predators and parasitoids)
- Selectivity on bees, bumblebees and other pollinator insects
Monitoring of resistance to plant protection products
- Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides baseline
- Sensitivity monitoring in open field
- Development of anti-resistance strategies
Post-harvest
- Shelf-life in normal or controlled atmosphere
- Natural or artificial inoculation on agricultural products and flowers
Carry over and drift
- Split-Plot trials to evaluate potential phytotoxic effects on cultivated crops originating from persistence in the soil (carry over) or from drift of plant protection products
Protection of stored agricultural food commodities
- Evaluation of efficacy and persistence of protection products against insects (beetles, lepidopterans) and mites through treatment of foodstuff commodities (in artificially infested mini-silos and/or on natural populations in storage environment)
- Contact toxicity tests on different materials in storage rooms and in laboratory
