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EPPO reports new haplotypes of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, identified in collaboration with the POnTE Project

24/02/2019 in /by

EPPO has reported new haplotypes of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in its last EPPO Reporting Service 2019 no. 2. The newly described haplotype U was identified in Finland. It was found in the psyllid, Trioza urticae (Hemiptera: Triozidae), and its host plant, Urticae dioica (stinging nettle; Urticaceae). This is the first report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in […]

BIOCONTROL 2019 International Symposium on Biological Control of Bacterial Plant Diseases next to be held in Viterbo

20/02/2019 in /by

BIOCONTROL 2019, the 4th International Symposium on Biological Control of Bacterial Plant Diseases will be held in Viterbo, Italy from 9th – 11th July. The Symposium will be held at Università della Tuscia, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE) which is part of the unique academic pole of agriculture based research in central Italy. BIOCONTROL will focus on the main scientific, technical and […]

EFSA announces the second European conference on Xylella fastidiosa to be held in Ajaccio in 2019

21/12/2018 in /by

The second scientific conference on European research into Xylella fastidiosa will be held in Ajaccio, Corsica, from 29-31 October 2019. Registration and the call for abstracts will open in February 2019. The conference is being organised jointly by: EFSA; the Conservatoire Botanique National de Corse; the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding; the French National Institute for […]

Successful achievement of the meeting “Xylella fastidiosa, an unpredictable threat? Technical and scientific advances in disease control” held in Valencia

21/12/2018 in /by

Phytoma-España and the Conselleria de Agricultura, Medio Ambiente, Cambio Climático and Desarrollo Rural de la Comunitat Valenciana co-organized the International Meeting “Xylella fastidiosa, an unpredictable threat? Technical and scientific advances in disease control”, which was held on 12 and 13 December at the University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). The Meeting was attended by some of […]

Estimating mortality rates of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) under the ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) epidemic

18/12/2018 in /by

Plants, People, Planet, 1(1), 48-58 Authors Tim L. R. Coker (1), Jiří Rozsypálek (2), Anne Edwards (3), Tony P. Harwood (4), Louise Butfoy (4), Richard J. A. Buggs (1, 5) Affiliations 1. Jodrell Laboratory,  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, UK 2. Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic 3. John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK 4. Kent County Council ‐ County Emergency Centre, Invicta House, […]

POnTE Project researchers at the 15th Meeting on Plant Protection in Serbia

14/12/2018 in /by

The Plant Protection Society of Serbia Plant Protection Society of Serbia organized the 15th Meeting on Plant Protection in the Zlatibor mountain resort, Serbia, on 26‒30 November 2018. This national plant protection meeting is a traditional and unique event gathering a considerable number of participants (researchers, farmers, company representatives, students and media) interested in broadening their […]

POnTE: Main research achievements

08/12/2018 in /by

A factsheets on the main results obtained from the POnTE Research Consortium was released in October 2018, prepared by the communication and dissemination team, led by the University of Belgrade (Serbia), in collaboration with CNR-IPSP (Italy).