SERVICES
Research Facility
WHAT WE DO
Efficacy tests for the national and European registration of plant protection products
Demonstration efficacy tests (DEMO)
Selectivity tests on beneficial organisms (side-effects)
Tests with biological control agents (BCAs) – Download sheet
Post-harvest tests (post-harvest)
Phytotoxicity tests
Tests on biostimulants – Download sheet
The Research Facility is a department of AGREA where the research needed for the registration (National or European) of phytosanitary products (chemical or natural) is carried out. This department currently represents the largest experimental activity of the company.
We operate under the GEP Certification*
* Good Experimental Practice, introduced by the European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), guideline PP 1/181 (3) and certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
WHAT WE WORK ON
All the crops in the main italian production areas
All targets
At any level of target presence, artificial or natural
Breeding of target insects (aphids, mites, whiteflies, thrips, bugs, flies, etc.) and the possibility of obtaining inocula of pathogens (Plasmopara, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Sclerotinia, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, etc.) in order to obtain an infestation or infection to desired levels.
On all products
Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematicides, acaricides, biostimulants, etc.
In all environments
FIELD
Our experimental activity is carried out:
SEMI-FIELD AND LABORATORY
We have suitable facilities to work under controlled conditions: