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Outbreak of Xylella in Spain: action of eradication in compliance with the Commission Implementing Decision 2015/789

On June 30, the Regional Government of Comunitat Valenciana (Conselleria d’Agricultura, Medi Ambient, Canvi Climàtic i Desenvolupament Rural) confirmed the presence of Xylella fastidiosa in an almond orchard in Guadalest, a municipality of Marina Baixa district in Alicante Province. This almond orchard was already surveyed by the Plant Health Authority of Comunitat Valenciana in December […]

The identification and detection of psyllid vectors of CaLsol in suction traps

Proceedings of the 3rd Hemipteran-Plant interactions Symposium (HPIS 2017), Madrid, Spain, 4-8 June 2017. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.818688 Sjölund MJ1, Carnegie M1, Greenslade AFC2, Ouvrard D3, F Highet1, Kenyon DM1, Sigvald R4, Bell JR2 1Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), RoddinglawRoad, Edinburgh EH12 7FJ, UK. 2Rothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, UK. 3Dept. of […]

First report of Xylella on the mainland of Spain

The analysis made at the National Reference Laboratory for Phytopathogenic Bacteria of Spanish Agriculture Ministry, that is the Bacteriology Lab of Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), confirmed the results of the Plant Health Service of the “Conselleria de Agricultura, Medio Ambiente, Cambio Climático y Desarrollo Rural” of the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Spain) on […]

POnTE research on hemipteran vectors presented at HPIS 2017 organised by CSIC in Madrid

The 3rd Hemipteran-Plant Interaction Symposium (HPIS 2017) was held in Madrid, Spain, at the CSIC main campus on June 4‒8, 2017. This interdisciplinary forum brought together 230 researchers from more than 30 different countries from all over the world who covered a broad range of topics about plant-hemipteran-pathogen interactions. Hemipterans are probably the most damaging […]

Evaluation of biocontrol potency of endophytic symbionts against Xylella fastidiosa infections

Proceedings of the 6th Annual Meeting of the PGB Network ‘‘Plant Microbiomes: new tools for crop improvement’’, Vitorchiano (Viterbo), Italy, 20-23 June 2017. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.821764 Morelli, Massimiliano1; Giampetruzzi, Annalisa2; D’Attoma, Giusy1,2; Saponari, Maria1; Saldarelli, Pasquale1 1CNR-Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), 70126 Bari, Italy 2Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e […]

Isolation , genetic characterization and phenotipic profiling of Xf strains from Costa Rica

Proceedings of the 15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU 2017), Cordoba, Spain, 20-23 June 2017. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.821596 Rodríguez-Murillo, Neysa; Abdallah-Quirós, Isaías; Badilla-Lobo, Adriana; González-Espinoza, Gabriela; Chacón Díaz, Carlos Abstract Poster Presentation Xylella fastidiosa is endemic in Costa Rica. In the last decade X. fastdiosa has been detected and isolated from more than 20 different economic important crops and ornamentals, and most […]

Last updates on Xylella research in Europe presented at the 15th MPU Congress in Córdoba

The 15th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union entitled “Plant health sustaining Mediterranean Ecosystems” was held in Córdoba, Spain, June 20‒22, 2017. MPU meetings promote dissemination of the latest scientific advances and encourage dialogue and collaboration between researchers interested in all aspects of Phytopathology, especially those from Mediterranean countries. Around 200 participants from 26 countries […]