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A lattice model to manage the vector and the infection of the Xylella fastidiosa on olive trees

27/06/2019 in /by

Nature Scientific Reports, 9(1), 8723 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44997-4. Authors Annalisa Fierro 1 , Antonella Liccardo 2 , Francesco Porcelli 3 Affiliations 1 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) – Institute Superconductors, oxides and other innovative materials and devices (SPIN), Napoli, Italy. 2 Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy. Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare […]

IPPC Guide to Pest Risk Communication

31/05/2019 in /by

Published by FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Abstract This guide was created under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat as a component of the IPPC National Phytosanitary Capacity Building Strategy, which was adopted by the fifth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) (2010) of the […]

EFSA updates the pest risk assessment on Xylella fastidiosa in the European Union

16/05/2019 in /by

EFSA’s Plant Health Panel (PLH) has released an update of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory. This assessment provides new insights on controlling the threat in existing outbreaks and preventing further spread of the pathogen in the EU. EFSA used computer modelling to simulate […]

New insights into the genetic diversity of the bacterial plant pathogen ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ as revealed by a new multilocus sequence analysis scheme

15/05/2019 in /by

BIORXYV | https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-17-1381-PDN Authors Ahmed Hajri, Pascaline Cousseau-Suhard, Pascal Gentit and Marianne Loiseau Affiliation Plant Health Laboratory, ANSES, Angers, France Abstract ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (Lso) has emerged as a serious threat on solanaceous and apiaceous crops worldwide. Five Lso haplotypes (LsoA, LsoB, LsoC, LsoD and LsoE) have been identified so far. To decipher genetic relationships […]

ACLI RACALE announces the congress “Resilienza: Xylella research talks to people”, to be held in Salento, in September 2019

15/05/2019 in /by

Along with the loss of millions of olive trees across the Apulian region (Southern Italy), the introduction and relentless spread of Xylella fastidiosa caused a serious socio-cultural problem: mistrust in science and scientists involved in the research of the fastidious bacterium fomented by a consistent part of the civil society. Nowadays, a considerable number of […]

EUPHRESCO network releases the final report of the PROMODE Project on monitoring and detection of Xylella fastidiosa

12/05/2019 in /by

As a high profile pest, Xylella fastidiosa has mobilised important national, European and international resources in the last years. Within this context, the Euphresco network has recently released the final report of the Project 2015-F-146 ‘Harmonized protocol for monitoring and detection of Xylella fastidiosa in its host plants and its vectors (PROMODE)‘. This operational synergy […]

A new variant of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex detected in different host plants in the recently emerged outbreak in the region of Tuscany, Italy

01/05/2019 in /by

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01736-9 Authors Maria Saponari1, Giusy D’Attoma1, Raied Abou Kubaa1, Giuliana Loconsole2, Giuseppe Altamura1, Stefania Zicca1, Domenico Rizzo3, Donato Boscia1 Affiliations 1 Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy 2 Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti […]