Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health (E-Prep). E-Prep Impact Report.

Bell, James; Bass, Chris; Maye, Damian; Milne, Alice; Bramham, Lawrence; Gao, Junfeng; Hemming, Deborah; Hodgetts, Jennifer; Kruger, Kerstin; Schieler, Manuela; Stevens, Mark; Stewart, Alan; Tungadi, Trisna; Vestergren, Sara

doi:10.5281/zenodo.15004709

Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health (E-Prep). E-Prep Impact Report.

Bell, James; Bass, Chris; Maye, Damian; Milne, Alice; Bramham, Lawrence; Gao, Junfeng; Hemming, Deborah; Hodgetts, Jennifer; Kruger, Kerstin; Schieler, Manuela; Stevens, Mark; Stewart, Alan; Tungadi, Trisna; Vestergren, Sara

Authors

Professor James Bell j.r.bell@keele.ac.uk

Chris Bass

Damian Maye

Alice Milne

Lawrence Bramham

Junfeng Gao

Deborah Hemming

Jennifer Hodgetts

Kerstin Kruger

Manuela Schieler

Mark Stevens

Alan Stewart

Trisna Tungadi t.d.tungadi@keele.ac.uk

Sara Vestergren

Abstract

The E-Prep team are funded by UKRI under the project titled “Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health (E-Prep)” MR/Z50581X/1. The project began on 1st September 2024 and is due to complete its objectives the 31st May 2025.

Our vision is to tackle the core topics of vector-borne viral and bacterial diseases in agriculture and horticulture. We use sugar beet as an exemplar system in which Virus Yellows (VY) and Syndrome Basses Richesses (SBR), a proteobacterium and phytoplasma complex, threaten UK and European productivity. The main project aim is to create a roadmap for future research, growers, business and policy.

Citation

Bell, J., Bass, C., Maye, D., Milne, A., Bramham, L., Gao, J., Hemming, D., Hodgetts, J., Kruger, K., Schieler, M., Stevens, M., Stewart, A., Tungadi, T., & Vestergren, S. (2025). Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health (E-Prep). E-Prep Impact Report. Zenodo: E-Prep

Report Type	Project Report
Acceptance Date	Mar 10, 2025
Online Publication Date	Mar 11, 2025
Publication Date	Mar 11, 2025
Deposit Date	Mar 11, 2025
Pages	1-34
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15004709
Public URL	https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1106106
Publisher URL	https://zenodo.org/records/15004709
Additional Information	Bell, J., Bass, C., Maye, D., Milne, A., Bramham, L., Gao, J., Hemming, D., Hodgetts, J., Kruger, K., Schieler, M., Stevens, M., Stewart, A., Tungadi, T., & Vestergren, S. (2025). Combined bacterial and viral infection epidemics: Examining the evidence and appropriate responses to protect crop health (E-Prep). E-Prep Impact Report. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15004709