Spanish researchers develop biological products to combat Monilinia in stone fruits

The EU is stimulating the development of biological control products by financing this BIOCOMES project. The BIOCOMES project runs from 1 December 2013 until 30 November 2017. The EU contribution is €8.997.264 and the total budget amounts €12.086.533.

BIOCOMES project aimed to develop 11 new biological control products to control a number of important pests and diseases in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Furthermore, two new technologies to improve the production of nematode and virus agents was aimed to be developed.